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	The number of administrators in the&nbsp;<a class="search" href="http://www.irishtimes.com/search/search-7.1213540?tag_organisation=HSE&amp;article=true" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer !important; outline: none !important;">HSE</a>&nbsp;earning more than &euro;100,000 has risen in the past year, new figures show.</p>
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	Against the background of the health authority reducing the number of frontline workers, the executive yesterday confirmed that there was an increase in its top-paid managerial ranks from 121 to 129 during 2012.</p>
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	According to figures provided by the HSE, the aggregate pay for the top-earning 129 administrative staff this year will total &euro;15.7 million, compared with the &euro;14.6 million paid out last year.<br />
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	The HSE confirmed that at the start of this year, 116 staff earned between &euro;100,000 and &euro;150,000 compared with 109 in the same earning bracket at the start of 2012 &ndash; an increase of seven.</p>
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	The health authority said the number of staff earning between &euro;150,000 and &euro;200,000 increased by one to 11 in 2012.</p>
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	The figures show that two employees earning more than &euro;200,000 shared &euro;453,880 in gross pay last year.</p>
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	The gross pay for all of the 129 staff includes basic pay and allowances, as well as pay for overtime, being on call and working unsocial hours.</p>
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	In a statement, the HSE yesterday attributed the increase in the number of employees in administrative roles earning more than &euro;100,000 &ldquo;as a result of a reconfiguration of the management structure as part of the health reform process&rdquo;.<br />
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	Job losses</p>
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	The increase contrasts with the loss of 1,265 nursing jobs and 472 general support staff in the HSE last year.</p>
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	According to the HSE&rsquo;s 2012 annual report, the numbers of job losses last year totalled 2,886, including 257 in management and administration.</p>
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	The 127 administrative staff earning between &euro;100,000 and &euro;200,000 make up a small portion of the 2,114 staff whose earnings were within that bracket last year. Most of the 2,114 are consultant doctors.</p>
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	Assistant general secretary of Impact Andy Pike said: &ldquo;There will be frustration from frontline staff to learn that the HSE is taking on more staff earning more than &euro;100,000.&rdquo;</p>
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