Tuesday, 7 Mar 2017

Written Answers Nos. 550-562

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Questions (550, 551, 552)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

550. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists recruited in 2016; the number recruited to date in 2017; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited, that is, primary care, acute and disability services; the full-year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in speech and language therapist numbers resulting from this recruitment. [11638/17]

Billy Kelleher

Question:

551. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists newly recruited in 2016; the number recruited to date in 2017; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited, that is, primary care, acute and disability services; the full-year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in occupational therapist numbers resulting from this recruitment. [11639/17]

Billy Kelleher

Question:

552. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists newly recruited in 2016; the number recruited to date in 2017; the sectors of the health service under which they have been recruited, that is, primary care, acute and disability services; the full-year cost of their recruitment; and the net increase in physiotherapist numbers resulting from this recruitment. [11640/17]

Written answers

Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 550 to 552, inclusive, together.

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

Health Services Staff Data

Questions (553, 554, 555)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

553. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists currently employed in each CHO, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11641/17]

Billy Kelleher

Question:

554. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists currently employed in each CHO, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11642/17]

Billy Kelleher

Question:

555. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists currently employed in each CHO, in tabular form; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11643/17]

Written answers

Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 553 to 555, inclusive, together.

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

Hospital Staff Data

Questions (556, 557, 558, 559)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

556. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant posts currently in each public and voluntary hospital; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11644/17]

Billy Kelleher

Question:

557. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of approved senior house officer posts currently in each public and voluntary hospital; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11645/17]

Billy Kelleher

Question:

558. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of approved registrar posts currently in each public and voluntary hospital; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11646/17]

Billy Kelleher

Question:

559. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of approved senior registrar posts currently in each public and voluntary hospital; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11647/17]

Written answers

Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 556 to 559, inclusive, together.

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

Health Services Staff Data

Questions (560, 561, 562)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

560. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the current number of approved clinical dental surgeons currently employed by the HSE; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11648/17]

Billy Kelleher

Question:

561. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the current number of approved general dental surgeons currently employed by the HSE; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11649/17]

Billy Kelleher

Question:

562. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the current number of approved senior dental surgeons currently employed by the HSE; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2015 and 2016. [11650/17]

Written answers

Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 560 to 562, inclusive, together.

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