Health Service Staff

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Ceisteanna (199)

Michael Healy-Rae

Ceist:

200 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the exemptions sought by the Health Service Executive, including job and grade, to the recruitment embargo outlining which exemptions were granted and which exemptions were refused in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4650/12]

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Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly)

The moratorium on recruitment was introduced in late March 2009 and was incorporated into the Employment Control Framework (ECF) for the health sector for 2009. The ECF provided an exemption for a number of grades which had been prioritised by Government. The Framework also provides for the filling of exceptional posts in order to protect frontline services in so far as possible while still achieving the required reduction in staff numbers.

In 2009, responsibility for the approval of these exceptions to the moratorium required the prior approval, in each case, of the Department of Health and Children and the Department of Finance. In 2010 the rules of the ECF were revised to allow the HSE to manage the ‘exceptions' provisions without recourse to the Departments referred to. The posts approved in 2009 are set out in the table:

Approved posts — 2009

Title of Post	Grade of Post	Location	WTE
General Manager	General Manager	Galway University Hospital	1
Asst National Director, Mental Health Services	Asst National Director (Care Group)	HSE National — Dublin	1
Asst National Director, Disabilities	Asst National Director (Care Group)	HSE National — Dublin	1
Asst National Director, Services for Older People	Asst National Director (Care Group)	HSE National — Dublin	1
Asst National Director, Children and Families	Asst National Director (Care Group)	HSE National — Dublin	1
Regional Operations Director	Asst National Director	HSE Dublin/North-East	1
Regional Operations Director	Asst National Director	HSE Dublin/Mid-Leinster	1
Regional Operations Director	Asst National Director	HSE West	1
Regional Operations Director	Asst National Director	HSE South	1
Chief Executive	Chief Executive	St John’s Hospital, Limerick	1
Director of Nursing	Director of Nursing	Temple Street	1
Maintenance Manager	Engineering Officer	St. James’ Hospital	1
Mental Health Nurses x 59	Mental Health Nurses x 59	Central Mental Hospital (23) & St. Loman’s Hospital, Lucan (36)	59
Senior Dietician	Senior Dietician	PCCC — Sligo/Leitrim/W Cavan LHO Area	1
General Dental Surgeon	General Dental Surgeon	Meath PCCC Dental Services	2
Clinical Nurse Manager 2 — Paediatrics	CNM II	Paediatrics — St. Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny	1
Clinical Nurse Manager 2 — ICU	CNM II	ICU — St. Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny	1
Specialist Nurses in Paediatric Intensive Care Units x 7	Specialist Nurses in Paediatric Intensive Care Units	(1) Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and (2) Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street	7
		Total	83

Note: In relation to the General Dental Surgeons, approval was sought for 3 WTEs — approval was granted for 2 WTEs.

I also enclose a second table showing other posts for which approval was sought in 2009.

Other posts — 2009

Title of Post	Grade of Post	Location	WTE
Senior Medical Officer	HSE West		1
Asst. Director — Public Health Nursing	Asst. Director — Public Health Nursing	HSE Dublin South East	1
General Dental Surgeon	General Dental Surgeon	Dental Department, LHO Dublin South East	1
Public Health Nurse	Public Health Nurse	Local Health Office Dublin South City	1
Asst. Director — Nursing	Asst. Director — Nursing	Ofallia House, Edenderry	1
Principal Environmental Health Officer x 4	Principal x 4	Carlow Kilkenny; Cork North Lee; Roscommon and North Tipperary	4
Fire Prevention Officer	Fire Prevention Officer	Estates Dept. HSE North West	1
Chief Medical Lab Scientist	Chief Medical Lab Scientist	Galway University Hospital	1
Staff Nurse x 40	RNID/RPN x 40	St. Joseph’s Intellectual Disability Service — Portrane, Dublin	40
Clinical Perfusionist	Clinical Perfusionist	Galway University Hospital	1
RGN — MAU	Staff Nurse	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	1
RCN/RGN Dual Qualified x 9	Staff Nurse x 9	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	9
RGN — ED x 7	Staff Nurse x 7	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	7
Cardiac Technician — ED & MAU	Cardiac Technician	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	1
Basic Grade Radiographer	Basic Grade Radiographer	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	1
Senior Radiographer x 6	Senior Radiographer x 6	Cork University Hospital	6
Porter x 3	Porter x 3	Cork University Hospital	3
Senior Medical Scientist x 2	Senior Medical Scientist x 2	Cork University Hospital	2
Pharmacist	Pharmacist	Cork University Hospital	1
Health Care Assistant x 2	Care Assistant x 2	Cork University Hospital	2
Staff Nurse	Staff Nurse	Cork University Hospital	1
H.S.S.D. Operative x 2	C.S.S.D. Operative x 2	Cork University Hospital	2
Domestic x 2	Domestic x 2	Cork University Hospital	2
Staff Nurse — Medical Assessment Unit x 5	Staff Nurse x 5	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	5
CNM II — Medical Assessment Unit	Staff Nurse	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	1
Basic Grade Medical Laboratory Scientist	Basic Grade Medical Laboratory Scientist	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	1
Staff Nurse — Emergency Department x 3	Staff Nurse x 3	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	3
Health Care Assistant — Emergency Department	Health Care Assistant	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	1
CNM II /GP Liaison Nurse — Emergency Department	CNM II	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	1
Clinical Specialist Ultrasound	Clinical Specialist Ultrasound	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	1
Clinical Specialist Radiographer	Clinical Specialist Radiographer	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	1
Basic Grade Radiographer x 2	Basic Grade Radiographer x 2	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda	2
Managing Director	Local Health Office Manager?	Sunbeam House Services, Cedar Estate, Killarney Road, Bray, Co Wicklow	1
CNM 2 — Haemophilia	CNM2	Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin	1
Basic Grade Medical Scientist	Basic Grade Medical Scientist		2
Chief Medical Scientist	Chief Medical Scientist	Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin	1
Staff Nurse x 16	Staff Nurse x 16	St Brendan’s Hospital, Rathdown Road, Dublin 7	16
Senior Radiographer x 2	Senior Radiographer x 2	National Pancreatic Cancer Centre, St. Vincent’s University Hospital	2
Pharmacist	Pharmacist	National Pancreatic Cancer Centre, St. Vincent’s University Hospital	0.3
Senior Dietician	Senior Dietician	National Pancreatic Cancer Centre, St. Vincent’s University Hospital	1
Staff Nurse x 2 (0.5)	Staff Nurse x 2 (0.5)	National Pancreatic Cancer Centre, St. Vincent’s University Hospital	1
Staff Nurse x 24	Staff Nurse x 24	National Pancreatic Cancer Centre, St. Vincent’s University Hospital	24
Community RGN	Community RGN	Dublin South City, Health Service Executive, Dublin Mid Leinster	0.5
Senior Radiographer Ultrasound	Senior Radiographer	Monaghan General Hospital	1
Clinical Nurse Manager II	Clinical Nurse Manager II	Connolly Hospital	0.67
Staff Nurse x 3	Staff Nurse x 3	St. Luke’s Hospital Rathgar	3
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Breast Care	Clinical Nurse Specialist	St. Luke’s Hospital Rathgar	1
Director of Nursing	Director of Nursing	St. Joseph’s Intellectual Service, LHO North Dublin	1
Psychiatric Staff Nurse — Old Age Psychiatry	Psychiatric Staff Nurse	Louth Meath Mental Health Services	0.82
Psychiatric Staff Nurse	Psychiatric Staff Nurse	Louth Meath Mental Health Services	1
Senior Staff Nurse	Senior Staff Nurse — Louth Meath Mental Health Services	Louth Meath Mental Health Services	1
Staff Nurse	Staff Nurse	Athlone Palliative Care Unit, HSE Dublin Mid Leinster	1
Clinical Nurse Manager II	Clinical Nurse Manager II	Athlone Palliative Care Unit, HSE Dublin Mid Leinster	1
Multi Task Attendant x 4	Multi Task Attendant x 4	Athlone Palliative Care Unit, HSE Dublin Mid Leinster	4
Multi Task Attendant	Multi Task Attendant	Athlone Palliative Care Unit, HSE Dublin Mid Leinster	0.5
Staff Nurse	Staff Nurse	Athlone Palliative Care Unit, HSE Dublin Mid Leinster	1
Leading Emergency Medical Technician	Leading Emergency Medical Technician	Eastern Region, 2 posts; Midlands Region, 4 posts; Midwest Region, 3 posts; North East, 2 posts; North West, 5 posts; Southern Region, 2 posts; Western Region, 6 posts	24
Emergency Medical Controller	Emergency Medical Controller	Eastern Region, 5 posts; North East Region, 4 posts	9
Emergency Medical Controller Team Leader	Emergency Medical Controller Team Leader	North West, 2 posts; Midlands, 2 posts; Mid West, 1 post	5
Radiography Services Manager	Radiography Services Manager	St. John’s Hospital, Limerick	1
		Total	211.79

Note: These are posts that were under consideration but were not approved by end 2009. The rules for the ECF were revised in 2010 which meant that the responsibility for the approval of exceptional posts transferred to the HSE.

The information for 2010 and 2011 is currently being compiled by the HSE. The Executive will provide it to the Deputy as soon as possible.