Dan Neville
Ceist:212 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff appointed in an acting capacity in the hospital service of the MidWestern Health Board. [9978/00]
Vol. 517 No. 3
212 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff appointed in an acting capacity in the hospital service of the MidWestern Health Board. [9978/00]
The identification of staffing requirements and the deployment of staff within the overall financial and employment levels set by my Department is a matter for the management of each health agency. Current personnel policy for the health service provides that health agencies may fill non-consultant replacement posts without recourse to the Department. For this reason, the information sought by the Deputy in relation to the numbers employed in an acting or temporary capacity is not readily available.