Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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493. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend by his Department on agency staff in each year from 2011 to 2014; the projected spend this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29768/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The majority of my Department's staff are established civil servants. There are a small number of employees on fixed-term contracts or seconded from the HSE or other health related State agencies. My Department does not engage agency staff and therefore, there was no expenditure on agency staff in the years from 2011 to 2014 and there is no budget projected for 2015.

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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494. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists employed by the Health Service Executive; the overall cost of speech and language therapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29777/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.