Health Service Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 September 2006

Thursday, 28 September 2006

Questions (192)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

190 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children the basis for determining the basic qualifying criteria for recruitment to the community welfare grade; and the reason those without a leaving certificate but who have acquired valuable life skills and demonstrable high levels of numeracy, literacy and communication are currently excluded under the current recruitment procedure. [30284/06]

Written answers

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.