Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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160. To ask the Minister for Health if the salaries on offer for senior management positions in teaching hospitals and in hospital groups are acting as disincentives to securing suitable candidates; and the number of vacant senior management positions in teaching hospitals and hospital groups. [21652/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this 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.

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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161. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive is seeking to have the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform review the officially sanctioned salary rates for senior management posts in teaching hospitals and in hospital groups. [21653/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The establishment of Hospital Groups represents a very significant reform of our hospital services. As I have stated previously, I intend to continue to implement Hospital Groups on an administrative basis.

In 2014 my Department, in partnership with the Health Service Executive and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, undertook a review of senior management pay in agencies funded under Section 38 of the 2004 Health Act. Included in this review were the heads of some of the main teaching hospitals. Rates of remuneration for these posts were adjusted with effect from 14 of September 2015 for new incumbents, and these rates can be found within the current Consolidated Salary Scales for the public health sector.

Rates of pay for senior management posts in the Hospital Groups have been approved with the agreement of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the details are as follows:

Group CEO - National Director Level 3 (€142,000);

Group COO - Assistant National Director Level (€90,514 - 110,183);

Group CFO - Assistant National Director Level (€90,514 - 110,183);

Group Clinical Director - Clinical Director Allowance to be paid at the standard rate; and

Group Director of Nursing - Director of Nursing (Band 1) (€70,031 - 81,552).

In the context of the further development of the Hospital Groups, remuneration levels of senior management will be kept under review.