Vol. 466 No. 5
89 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of child care social workers allocated to each community care area within each health board area for each of the years from 1990 to 1995; the plans, if any, he has for the further recruitment of such workers and further in-service training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11896/96]
There were no additional child care social worker posts approved by my Department in 1990. Details of the number of additional posts approved for each health board by community care area for each of the years 1991 to 1995 are set out in the following table.
Since 1993, additional revenue funding of £35 million on an annualised basis has been provided for the development of child care and family support services and to strengthen the capacity of the health boards to meet the demands imposed by the implementation of the 1991 Child Care Act. All the health boards have used some of this additional funding to provide improved training for child care personnel, including social workers.
Induction courses are provided for new staff as well as in-service training for existing staff. In addition, a number of the boards have appointed training officers to oversee the delivery of appropriate training to staff.
The Deputy will be aware that over 900 permanent new posts have been approved for the child care services since 1993. I am preparing proposals for Government for the financing of a new child care programme for the period 1997 to 1999. This programme includes proposals for the recruitment of additional child care staff.
Additional Child Care Social Worker Posts allocated to each health board by community care area for each of the years 1991 to 1995
|
Health Board |
Community Care Area |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
|
Eastern |
Total |
4 |
6.5 |
21 |
32.5 |
32 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
1 |
1.5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3.5 |
4 |
|
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
8 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
9 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
Midland |
Total |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
|
Estimated |
Laois/Offaly |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
Estimated |
Longford/Westmeath |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
Mid-Western |
Total |
3 |
4.5 |
13.5 |
5 |
10 |
|
Clare |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Limerick |
1 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Tipperary N.R. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Regional |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
North-Eastern |
Total |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
|
Cavan/Monaghan |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Meath |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Louth |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Child and Family Centre, Drogheda |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
North-Western |
Total |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
|
Donegal |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
South-Eastern |
Total |
5 |
4 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
|
Carlow/Kilkenny |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
Tipperary South Riding |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Waterford |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
Wexford |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
Regional |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Southern |
Total |
3 |
3 |
22 |
24 |
8 |
|
Cork City and South Cork |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
North Cork |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
West Cork |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Kerry |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
Regional |
3 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
|
|
Western |
Total |
2 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
10.5 |
|
Galway |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
Mayo |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Roscommon |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Regional Service |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Hospital Service |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
