Health Services Staff Recruitment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 November 2016

Thursday, 10 November 2016

Questions (261, 264)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

261. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists newly recruited to date in 2016; the sectors of the health service for which they have been recruited, that is, primary care, acute or disability services; the full-year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in physiotherapist numbers resulting from this recruitment. [34335/16]

Billy Kelleher

Question:

264. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists currently employed in each community health care organisation, CHO, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015. [34338/16]

Written answers

Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 264 together.

I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

Question No. 262 answered with Question No. 259.