Health Service Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 November 2005

Wednesday, 2 November 2005

Questions (187, 188)

Dinny McGinley

Question:

275 Mr. McGinley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding home helps employed by the Health Service Executive who, when going on their holidays, do not receive any holiday pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32010/05]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children (Ms Harney)

The Deputy's question relates to human resource management issues within the Health Service Executive. As this is a matter for the executive under the Health Act 2004, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Catherine Murphy

Question:

276 Ms C. Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of speech therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists employed by the Health Service Executive and the areas in which they are located. [32011/05]

Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children (Ms Harney)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. The table reflects the numbers employed at end-June 2005 and figures are expressed as wholetime equivalents. The Deputy may wish to note, however, that these grades are also employed by other agencies in the public health service. Information on the numbers employed by these agencies is also shown.

Physiotherapists (all grades).

Health Service Executive Area	Health Service Executive (direct employees)	Intellectual Disability Services	Voluntary Hospitals	Total
Eastern	169	80	356	605
Midland	95	1		96
Mid-Western	84	5	3	92
North-Eastern	100	1		100
North-Western	83	2		85
South-Eastern	119	2		122
Southern	140	20	17	177
Western	101	14		115
Total	892	124	376	1,392

Occupational Therapists (all grades)

Health Service Executive Area	Health Service Executive (direct employees)	Intellectual Disability Services	Voluntary Hospitals	Total
Eastern	155	56	142	353
Midland	54			54
Mid-Western	27	7		34
North-Eastern	56			56
North-Western	60			60
South-Eastern	46			46
Southern	62	14	4	80
Western	58	6		64
Total	518	83	145	747

Speech & Language Therapists (all grades)

Health Service Executive Area	Health Service Executive (direct employees)	Intellectual Disability Services	Voluntary Hospitals	Total
Eastern	90	40	67	198
Midland	45	1		45
Mid-Western	27	3		30
North-Eastern	38			38
North-Western	28	2		30
South-Eastern	50	1		51
Southern	48	25	4	77
Western	38	11		49
Total	364	83	71	519

Source: Health Service Personnel Census.