Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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1932.To ask the Minister for Health if he will include clinical placement coordinators in the revised PHN/CNM2/CNS salary scale pay agreement; the reason this linked grade has been excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35899/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the important work carried out by all Clinical Placement Coordinators. Their work is of significant value to our services.

Recent increases applied to the Clinical Nurse/ Midwife Manager 2 (CNM/CMM) scale were a result of the implementation of recommendation 45 of the Expert Review Body (ERB) on Nursing and Midwifery and Labour Court recommendation LCR22828.

Recommendation 45 of the ERB set out that the Clinical Nurse Manager 2 and Clinical Midwife Manager 2 pay scales would be extended by an additional scale point making Point 10 the new max of scale. The scale would also gain an LSI at Point 11. As part of the new Public Service Agreement, 2024-2026, it was agreed that the recommendations set out by the Labour Court would be implemented with effect from 1 January 2024.

While it is the case that certain grades in the HSE have similar pay scales, this does not mean that they are linked to one another. LCR22828 refers only to the implementation of recommendations 44-46 of the ERB and their encompassed grades.

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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1933.To ask the Minister for Health the reason health and social care professionals (HSCPs) are the only clinical group excluded from a role in the senior management structure of the new health regions; if his attention has been drawn to a petition (details supplied); if he has engaged with the HSCPs trade union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35900/24]

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