Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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144. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the poor data given to the Public Service Pay Commission, which hindered its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47605/18]

Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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145. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a medium and long-term national workforce plan based on service need as recommended by the Public Service Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47607/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together.

The Public Service Pay Commission made particular comments around the need for centralised systems to record, monitor and analyse all employee data. Work ongoing within the HSE on the National Integrated Staff Records and Payroll Programme will assist in this regard over time. Work is also underway on the implementation of the National Strategic Health and Social Care Workforce Planning Framework which will support the further development of workforce planning capacity within the health service.