Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2008
299 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of student nurses completing their four year degree programme and registering with An Bord Altranais in June and July 2008 who will be offered posts by the Health Service Executive in acute hospitals thereby allowing them to consolidate their training, education and professional development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25947/08]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act, 2004. It is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
