asked the Minister for Health the number of administrative staff on the health board payroll; and the percentage of these staff who were made redundant since the cutbacks began.
Written Answers. - Midland Board Staff.
135.
In accordance with the Programme for National Recovery there is no compulsory redundancy affecting permanent health service staff at present.
A total of 11 staff in clerical-administrative grades have expressed an interest in availing of the public service early retirement-voluntary redundancy scheme.
On the matter of the overall level of clerical-administrative staffing the position is staffing was reduced from 284.38 w.t.e. (whole time equivalents) on 31 March 1987 to 268.59 w.t.e. on 31 December 1987, the percentage reduction being 5.5 per cent.
This reduction was achieved through a range of measures including career breaks, job sharing, non-renewal of temporary contracts and natural wastage rather than compulsory redundancy.
Midland Health Board Hospital Service (December 1987).
|
Total W.T.E. |
Nurses |
N.C.H.D.s. |
Cons. |
C/A |
|
|
Portlaoise G. |
238.93 |
104.5 |
17 |
12.05 |
21 |
|
Mullingar G. |
247.47 |
104.77 |
15.28 |
10.64 |
20.78 |
|
Tullamore G. |
336.4 |
129.96 |
18 |
11.33 |
29.92 |
|
D.H. Abbeyleix |
42.93 |
16.4 |
1 |
— |
0.52 |
|
D.H. Athlone |
76.84 |
32.25 |
1 |
— |
5.5 |
|
D.H. Birr |
23.55 |
14.00 |
0.5 |
— |
0.8 |
|
D.H. Edenderry |
12.6 |
5.00 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
|
St. Fintan's Psy. |
253.87 |
149.76 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
|
St. Loman's Psy. |
482.33 |
272 |
5 |
7 |
21 |
|
St. Joseph's Longford (Ger.) |
129.34 |
45.15 |
0.25 |
— |
4 |
|
St. Vincent's Mountmellick (Ger.) |
112.78 |
36 |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
St. Mary's, Mullingar (Ger.) |
107.16 |
46.48 |
1 |
— |
2 |
|
St. Brigid's, Shaen (Ger.) |
32.92 |
11 |
— |
— |
0.5 |
|
Total |
2,097.12 |
967.27 |
64.13 |
45.02 |
118.02 |
Rounded in % terms967
—
2097 = 46% Nurses
64
—
2097 = 3% N.C.H.D.s
45
—
2097 = 2% Consultants
118
—
2097 = 6% C/A
136.
asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the entire staff in the hospitals of the Midland Health Board area who are (1) nurses (2) doctors (3) consultants and (4) office staff.
The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the Midland Health Board hospital service is as follows:
|
Category |
% |
|
Nurses (all grades) |
46 |
|
Doctors (Non Consultant Hospital Doctors) |
3 |
|
Consultants (all types) |
2 |
|
Office Staff (All Clerical/Administrative grades) |
6 |
|
57 |
The remaining 43 per cent of hospital staff is composed of para-medical, catering, housekeeping and other grades. All percentages have been calculated from rounded whole-time equivalence and reflect the position at December 1987 (the most recent health services personnel census).
137.
asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses and ancillary nurses who were made redundant in each hospital in the Midland Health Board area.
In accordance with the Programme for National Recovery there is no compulsory redundancy affecting permanent health service staff at present.
Under the terms of the public service early retirement-voluntary redundancy scheme the following nursing staff have to date opted to retire early:
St. Fintan's Hospital, Portlaoise
1 Tutor.
1 Nursing Officer.
1 Deputy Nursing Officer.
2 Assistant Chief Nursing Officers.
St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar
1 Assistant Chief Nursing Officer.
2 Nursing Officers.
General Hospital, Tullamore
1 Ward Sister.
With regard to other nursing staff employed on a temporary basis, the position is that such staff by and large are employed on formal contracts with termination dates or conditions agreed with the employer before a contract is entered into. While nursing staff providing cover on a temporary basis may not have had their contracts renewed, it is not unusual that they would subsequently form part of a panel of nurses who may be required to provide relief services to the health board on an intermittent basis.