asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses employed in each community care area in (a) 1983; and (b) 1985; if there has been a reduction in the total number of hours worked; and, if so, what that reduction was.
Written Answers. - Public Health Nurse Statistics.
127.
The number of public health nurses employed in each community care area in 1983 and 1985 is shown in the following tabular statement. There is no information available as to the number of hours worked.
Eastern Health Board
September 1983
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
Eastern |
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|
Wicklow |
26 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Kildare |
34 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 1 |
38 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 2 |
32 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 3 |
29 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 4 |
42 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 5 |
39 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 6 |
47 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 7 |
42 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 8 |
51 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Central services |
2 |
1 |
— |
— |
15 |
|
Total |
382 |
11 |
— |
10 |
15 |
September 1985
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
Eastern |
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|
Wicklow |
26 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Kildare |
36 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 1 |
38 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 2 |
32 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
(vacancy) |
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|
Dublin 3 |
30 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 4 |
39 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 5 |
35 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 6 |
43 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 7 |
49 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin 8 |
53 |
1 |
— |
2 |
— |
|
Central services |
19 |
1 |
— |
— |
11 |
|
Total |
400 |
11 |
— |
11 |
11 |
Midland Health Board
September 1983
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
Midland |
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|
Offaly |
28 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Westmeath |
24 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Longford |
13 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Laois |
19 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Total |
84 |
2 |
— |
2 |
— |
September 1985
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
Midland |
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|
Offaly |
23 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Westmeath |
26 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Longford |
14 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Laois |
17 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Total |
80 |
2 |
— |
2 |
— |
Mid-Western Health Board
September, 1983
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
Mid-Western |
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|
Limerick |
42 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Tipp. N.R. |
39 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Clare |
36 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Total |
117 |
3 |
— |
3 |
— |
September, 1985
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
Mid-Western |
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|
Limerick |
47 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Tipp. N.R. |
46 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Clare |
31 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Total |
124 |
3 |
— |
3 |
— |
North-Eastern Health Board
September, 1983
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
North-Eastern |
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|
Meath |
31 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Cavan/Monaghan |
41 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Louth |
34 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Total |
106 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
September, 1985
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
North-Eastern |
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|
Meath |
39 |
1 |
— |
1 |
2 |
|
Cavan/Monaghan |
54 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Louth |
38 |
1 |
— |
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
131 |
4 |
— |
2 |
3 |
North-Western Health Board
September, 1983
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
North-Western |
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|
Donegal |
63 |
1 |
— |
3 |
— |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
44 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Total |
107 |
2 |
— |
4 |
— |
September, 1985
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
North-Western |
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|
Donegal |
66 |
1 |
1 |
— |
3 |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
40 |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
|
Total |
106 |
2 |
2 |
— |
3 |
South-Eastern Health Board
September, 1983
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
South-Eastern |
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|
Kilkenny/Carlow |
37 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Tipp. S.R. |
29 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Waterford |
37 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Wexford |
38 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Total |
141 |
4 |
— |
4 |
— |
September, 1985
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
South-Eastern |
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|
Kilkenny/Carlow |
40 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Tipp. S.R. |
38 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Waterford |
37 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Wexford |
39 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Total |
154 |
4 |
— |
4 |
— |
Southern Health Board
September, 1983
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
Southern |
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|
North Lee |
34 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
South Lee |
34 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
North Cork |
19 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
West Cork |
19 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Kerry |
37 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Total |
143 |
5 |
— |
4 |
— |
September, 1985
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
Southern |
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|
North Lee |
43 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
South Lee |
39 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
North Cork |
19 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
West Cork |
20 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Kerry |
40 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Total |
161 |
5 |
— |
5 |
— |
Western Health Board
September, 1983
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
Western |
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|
Galway |
85 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Roscommon |
29 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Mayo |
60 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Total |
174 |
3 |
— |
3 |
— |
September, 1985
|
Community Care Area |
Public Health Nurse |
Supt. PHN |
Asst. Supt. PHN |
Senior PHN |
Trainee PHN |
|
Western |
|||||
|
Galway |
82 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Roscommon |
2 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Mayo |
57 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
Total |
141 |
3 |
— |
2 |
— |