Written answers
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Department of Health and Children
Health Service Staff
10:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in the health service by grade in the period 2002 to 2009; her forecast for employment by grade in 2010 and 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31251/10]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed in the health service in administrative roles in the period 2002 to 2009; her forecast for employment in administration in 2010 and 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31252/10]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff working in the public health service in tabular form; if she will provide a breakdown of the number and type or title of staff that work in categories of employment referred to as general support staff and management and administration for the years 2005 and year end 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31416/10]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 196, 197 and 231 together.
The HSE's Health Service Personnel Census indicates that the number employed in the public health service from Dec 2002 to May 2010 (latest data), by grade category, is as follows:
| Numbers (WTE excld. career break) employed in the public health service | |||||||
| Medical/ Dental | Nursing | Health & Social Care Professionals | Management/ Admin | General Support Staff | Other Patient & Client Care | Total | |
| 31/12/2002 | 6,775 | 33,395 | 12,577 | 15,690 | 13,729 | 13,513 | 95,679 |
| 31/12/2003 | 6,792 | 33,766 | 12,692 | 15,766 | 13,838 | 13,647 | 96,501 |
| 31/12/2004 | 7,013 | 34,313 | 12,830 | 16,157 | 13,771 | 14,640 | 98,723 |
| 31/12/2005 | 7,266 | 35,248 | 13,952 | 16,699 | 13,227 | 15,586 | 101,978 |
| 31/12/2006 | 7,712 | 36,737 | 14,913 | 17,262 | 12,910 | 16,739 | 106,273 |
| 31/12/2007 | 8,005 | 39,006 | 15,705 | 18,043 | 12,900 | 17,846 | 111,505 |
| 31/12/2008 | 8,109 | 38,108 | 15,980 | 17,967 | 12,631 | 18,230 | 111,025 |
| 31/12/2009 | 8,083 | 37,466 | 15,973 | 17,611 | 11,906 | 18,714 | 109,753 |
| 31/05/2010 | 8,093 | 37,619 | 16,201 | 17,430 | 11,739 | 18,474 | 109,555 |
| Notes: (1) Excludes Home Helps. (2) Student nurses are included in the 2007 and 2008 employment ceilings on the basis of 3.5 students equating to 1 wholetime equivalent. The employment levels adjusted for student nurses on the above basis are 110,664 WTEs (Dec 07) and 111,001 WTEs (Dec 08). (3) Student nurses are included in the 2009 and 2010 figures on the basis of 2 students equating to 1 wholetime equivalent – the figures above are already adjusted. (4) The latest employment data available relates to end May 2010. Following the cessation of the work to rule in the health sector, the May data is the first complete data for 2010. However, the HSE has advised that a small number of returns are outstanding. Therefore, there may be amendments to the data, but the HSE's assessment is that the impact could be minimal |
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