Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 521: To ask the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive spent on overtime for Kerry mental health service psychiatric nurses for 2010; the amount the HSE spent on overtime for general nurses in Kerry for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21315/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 522: To ask the Minister for Health the reason nurses on a national panel were not prioritised to fill temporary positions that arose in the Kerry mental health service in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21317/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Health Service Executive has advised that its National Recruitment Service (NRS) was not notified of any approved Staff Nurse Mental Health posts in Kerry that were to be filled during the past year.

Under the HSE's recruitment process, all approved vacancies are examined regionally and forwarded to the NRS for filling. However, no vacancies for the Mental Health services in Kerry have been notified to the NRS. In certain instances agency staff may be used to fill temporary vacancies.

Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 525: To ask the Minister for Health the number of recruitment drives undertaken by the Health Service Executive in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and the number of dental nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, radiologists, nurses, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists recruited in each of these years. [21362/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Health Service Executive has advised that the information sought is not readily available. However, I have asked the Executive to compile the information available and I will forward this to the Deputy as soon as possible.