Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1259. To ask the Minister for Health the expected additional number of nurses and midwives the HSE expects to hire in Cavan and Monaghan Hospital Group following the Christmas recruitment drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1451/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The HSE has open recruitment campaigns running continuously with no closing date to ensure that all eligible applicants for nursing posts can apply at any time to work in hospitals throughout the country. National HR HSE ran an open recruitment event from 28 to 30 December in Dr Steevens’ Hospital for nurses and midwives from all disciplines who were interested in working in the Irish Public Health Service. 220 attended the event. 115 nursing and midwifery candidates were deemed successful and panelled following interview. A number of attendees attended the event to register their interest in future opportunities. The files for successful candidates have passed to the contracting unit within National Recruitment Service, Manorhamilton. This event will be followed by a series of careers events for nurses throughout 2017 with the next one scheduled for 31 March 2017.

The allocation of staff is determined by service requirements. Funding exists to facilitate nursing and midwifery recruitment in Cavan and Monaghan General Hospitals under the HSE service plan. I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.