Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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191. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that with regard to the practices used by the Health Service Executive in the employment of psychologists that only those with the specific title of clinical psychologist are allowed to apply for the vast majority of positions; if counselling or educational psychologists are excluded from being appointed; if such a practice would be compatible with international best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5877/14]

Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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192. To ask the Minister for Health the number of counselling psychologists that have successfully completed Health Service Executive interview processes since the start of 2011; the number that have been placed on employment panels that are still active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5878/14]

Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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193. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has contacted postgraduate clinical psychology training programmes in the UK to invite applications for HSE posts rather than make use of psychologists who have trained here, have been successful at interview and remain on HSE employment panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5879/14]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 to 193, inclusive, together.

As the Health Service Executive has responsibility for the recruitment practices used to fill psychologist posts, I have referred the Deputy's questions to the Executive for direct reply. I have also requested that the Executive respond directly in relation to the numbers who have successfully completed interview processes and have been placed on employment panels that are still active.