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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 June 2014

Tuesday, 24 June 2014

Questions (697)

Clare Daly

Question:

697. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all staff employed by Tusla, at both principal social worker grade and social work team leader grade, meet the requirements for social work registration. [26611/14]

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The HSE HR Circular 008/2013 sets out the policy on Annual Certification of Registration of Social Workers with the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU. This policy places a requirement on each staff member who is employed to work as a social worker by the Child & Family Agency (TUSLA) to certify annually the following:-

- That they are appropriately registered on the register maintained by the Registration Board.

- That they will advise the Child & Family Agency without delay if there is any change in their registration status by way of restrictions or conditions placed on their practice or through erasure from the register or any other change to their status

- The name under which they are registered with the Registration Board.

The Child and Family Agency have confirmed that this has been implemented in full. The Deputy will be aware from previous responses that a small number of applications are awaiting determination pending the completion of paperwork. Furthermore, it is the policy of the Child & Family Agency to suspend from employment any Social Worker who does not provide a Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC) by 31 August annually to their head of discipline or service manager. A register of all social workers is available at www.coru.ie should any person wish to verify the registration status of a social worker employed by the Child & Family Agency.

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