Mary Upton
Ceist:317 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing staff employed in each health board area. [19337/02]
Written Answers. - Nursing Staff.
The latest available figures show that the total number of nursing staff employed in the health service is 31,428. The breakdown for each of the health board areas is as follows:
|
Health Board Area |
Total |
|
Eastern |
11,746 |
|
Midland |
1,699 |
|
Mid-Western |
2,604 |
|
North-Eastern |
2,156 |
|
North-Western |
2,176 |
|
South-Eastern |
3,069 |
|
Southern |
4,565 |
|
Western |
3,413 |
All figures are expressed as whole-time equivalents and exclude those on career break.