asked the Minister for the Environment the local authorities which employ trained social workers; and the areas in each case in which they are deployed.
Written Answers. - Local Authority Social Workers.
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Qualifications for the office of social worker in local authorities provide that candidates for appointment to the post must possess a recognised University Degree or Diploma in Social Science or an equivalent qualification and have had such experience in social work as will enable them to discharge the duties of the office. Information furnished by local authorities to my Department indicates that the following local authorities have one or more posts of social worker on their establishment:
County Councils: Carlow, Clare, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Limerick, Monaghan, Roscommon, Wicklow— one post each. Galway, Mayo—two posts each. Cork—three posts.
Galway Corporation—two posts. Limerick Corporation, Dundalk Urban District Council—one post each.
A number of local authorities also employ other officers who are engaged in community or social work and who are required to have a qualification in social science and/or have relevant experience or background in community or social work. Details of the local authorities and posts concerned are as follows:
|
Local Authority |
Title of Post |
Number of posts |
|
Cork Corporation |
Housing Welfare Officer |
3 |
|
Dublin Corporation |
Community Development Officer |
1 |
|
Chief Welfare Officer |
1 |
|
|
Senior Housing Welfare Officer |
2 |
|
|
Housing Welfare Officer |
18 |
|
|
Area Community Officer |
10 |
|
|
Area Community Worker |
5 |
|
|
Dublin County Council |
Area Community Officer |
3 |
|
Housing Welfare Officer |
3 |
|
|
Limerick Corporation |
Housing Welfare Officer |
2 |
|
Waterford Corporation |
Housing Welfare Officer |
1 |
|
Dún Laoghaire Corporation |
Community Liaison Officer |
2 |
The deployment of any of the above officers is entirely a matter for the local authority concerned; information regarding the areas in which social workers are deployed is not, therefore, available in my Department.