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Child and Family Agency Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 April 2014

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Questions (159)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

159. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the present staffing complement, by section and grade, of the Child and Family Support Agency; the number of staff yet to be recruited in each section; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16862/14]

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The Child and Family Agency, TUSLA, was established on 1 January 2014 and operational arrangements were completed in advance of this date to ensure the smooth transition of services provision, staff and service management. This included the transfer of staff from the Health Service Executive, the National Educational Welfare Board and the Family Support Agency. I am informed by the Agency that at the end of February 2014 there were 3,426.75 whole-time equivalents (WTE) employed and that there are some further staff still to transfer from the HSE. In addition to this, the Agency is presently engaged in the recruitment of a further 171 staff, the majority of which relates to social work staffing. The current staffing complement is broken down as follows:

Staffing by category

WTE

Social Work

1,388.73

Social Care

1,177.25

Psychology

16.20

Other health professionals

7.95

Nursing

33.55

Management (Grade VIII + above)

50.36

Family Support

175.28

Catering and other support staff

74.40

Administrative Grades (Grade III to VII)

431.03

Education and Welfare Officer

72.00

Total

3,426.75

Staffing by Area

WTE

Residential Services

934.36

Corporate Services

184.76

Dublin Mid-Leinster

633.78

Dublin North-East

530.29

South

572.07

West

571.49

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