Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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1113. To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which HSE posts (details supplied) were competed for through local interview and not the nationally agreed recruitment panel process that applies to posts for these care groups; if the HSE's national recruitment service sanctioned the process involved in these appointments; if so, the national recruitment service personnel that sanctioned same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38119/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible..

Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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1114. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 666 of 1 March, 840 of 5 April, 308 of 18 May and 234 of 22 June 2022, the way that fairness and transparency could be attributed to a process of expressions of interest in appointments by transfer of mental health psychologists in CHO4 (details supplied); his views on whether these public appointments took place in a manner that was not covered by HR policy and circumvented relevant national recruitment panels and therefore imposed disadvantage on candidates ranked on those recruitment panels who would have expressed an interest in the posts in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38120/22]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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1115. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 825 and 826 of 1 February 2022 and 1091 of 22 March and 310 of 18 May 2022, the precise specialisms in adult mental health psychology; the exact criteria referred to in the response which are eligible for a bypassing of the national recruitment panel system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38121/22]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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1116. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 825 and 826 of 1 February 2022, 1091 of March 2022 and 310 of 18 May 2022, if particular specialisms in adult mental health psychology have been agreed to by the HSE national human resources department and trade unions as constituting exceptions to the national recruitment panel system for HSE psychologists; if so, if he will name these specialties; if he will provide a reference for the signing off on these details by trade unions and the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38122/22]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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1117. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 842 of 5 April 2022, 308 of 18 May 2022 and 233 of June 2022, the percentage of appointments to senior psychologist posts in the adult mental health services in CHO4 between August 2017 and January 2021 that took place via unadvertised transfers; the exact service locations and the dates of each of these appointments; the reason that this information was not already provided in Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 22 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38123/22]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.