Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State of engaging agency nursing staff in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the cots by hospital; the total number of positions filled by agency nurses in each of these years; if he will provide a list of the companies through which agency staff are sourced in each of these years and the amount paid to each in that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15345/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to recruit, manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Health when the post of paediatric emergency medicine in Temple Street Hospital, Dublin 1, will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15346/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced in order to meet its fiscal and budgetary targets. The health sector must make its contribution to that reduction. This policy requires that by the end of 2013, the health service achieves a workforce of 98,955 whole time equivalents (WTEs). However, the HSE can make staff appointments once it remains within its overall employment ceiling and has the financial resources to do so. In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.