Written answers
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Department of Health
Health Service Staff
5:00 pm
Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health if he will state the proportion of management to other staff that have resigned or been replaced in the HSE; the number and grade of employment of employees in the HSE that were previously employed by the health boards and the proportion of those that are in meaningful employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40651/11]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The following table shows the wholetime equivalent number of staff by grade category employed in the health sector from the end of 2004 to October 2011. As the table shows, the Management/Administration, and total employment across all grades, was at its highest at December 2007. Since then, management/administration has reduced by almost 2,000, or 11%. This compares to a reduction in numbers of 6.7% for the total health sector. This reduction has been achieved through the policy of not replacing Management/Administration staff who retire, and the Voluntary Redundancy and Voluntary Early Retirement schemes at the end of 2010, which were targeted at Management/Administration and General Support grades in the health sector.
At December 2004, just before the establishment of the HSE, management/administration comprised 16.4% of health sector employment. This had reduced to 15.4% at October 2011.
| WTE | WTE | WTE | Reduction | Proportions | |||
| Dec-04 | Dec-07 | Oct-11 | Dec 07 to Oct 11 | Dec-04 | Oct-11 | ||
| Medical/Dental | 7,013 | 8,005 | 8,281 | 276 | 3.5% | 7.1% | 8.0% |
| Nursing | 34,313 | 39,006 | 35,769 | -3,237 | -8.3% | 34.8% | 34.4% |
| Health & Social Care Professionals | 12,830 | 15,705 | 16,178 | 473 | 3.0% | 13.0% | 15.5% |
| Management/Administrative | 16,157 | 18,043 | 16,062 | -1,981 | -11.0% | 16.4% | 15.4% |
| General Support Staff | 13,771 | 12,900 | 10,546 | -2,355 | -18.3% | 13.9% | 10.1% |
| Other Patient & Client Care | 14,640 | 17,846 | 17,228 | -618 | -3.5% | 14.8% | 16.6% |
| Total | 98,723 | 111,505 | 104,065 | -7,440 | -6.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the required staff for a facility in County Kerry (details provided) will be made available [40671/11]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
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