Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Jul 1997

Vol. 480 No. 2

Written Answers. - Recruitment of Nurses.

Paul Bradford

Ceist:

191 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who were interviewed for permanent posts by the Southern Health Board during the most recent competition; the number placed on a panel; and the number to be recruited during the course of this panel. [13936/97]

Minister for Health (Mr. Cowen)

The most recent nursing competitions conducted by the Southern Health Board have been in respect of specialised nursing, i.e., intensive care and the operating theatre at Cork University Hospital, as follows:

December 1996

Interviews have been conducted for the competition for the post of staff nurse, general cardiac, intensive care unit at Cork University Hospital.

	Number interviewed:	70
	Number placed on panel:	27
	Number recruited to date:	9

Further appointments may be made during the currency of this panel.

January 1997

Interviews conducted in respect of the competition for the post of staff nurse, operating theatre, Cork University Hospital.

	Number interviewed:	16
	Number placed on panel:	11
	Number recruited to date:	4

Further appointments may be made during the currency of this panel.

In addition, the Southern Health Board expects to conduct interviews in September of this year in connection with the conversion of long-term temporary nurses to permanent status as provided for in the recent nurses' agreement.