Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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2300.To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which clinical nurse specialists’ (CNS) and clinical midwife specialists’ (CMS) pay was linked; if he intends to adjust CNS remuneration in light of changes to that of CMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32332/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Recent increases applied to the Clinical Nurse/ Midwife Manager 2 (CNM2/CMM2) scale were a result of the implementation of recommendation 45 of the Expert Review Body (ERB) on Nursing and Midwifery.

While I understand that the salary of the CNS/CMS role has historically been aligned with the CNM 2/CMM 2 role, the terms of reference for the ERB did not incorporate the CNS/CMS for pay related considerations.

Once I became aware of this issue, I sought to ensure that the benefits of recommendation 45 of the ERB could also be applied to the CNS/CMS grade. Following engagement between the two Departments, I can confirm that the Department of Health has now received sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform to allow this to happen.