Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 June 2016
685. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total staff complement of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; the numbers assigned to Tusla from the Health Service Executive, children and family services, the Family Support Agency and the National Educational Welfare Board in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14986/16]
View answerTusla was established on 1 January 2014 and operational arrangements were completed in advance of this date to ensure the smooth transition of service provisions, staff and service management. This included the transfer of staff from the Health Service Executive (HSE), the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) and the Family Support Agency (FSA). Provision was made for the transfer of 3,859 whole-time equivalent positions for Tusla, not all of which were in place at the time of transfer. This was made up as follows:
|
Transfer from |
Whole-time Equivalent (WTE) |
|
HSE |
3,746 |
|
NEWB |
97 |
|
FSA |
16 |
|
Total |
3,859 |
At the end of April 2016, there were 3,636 whole-time equivalents in place across Tusla and they are currently recruiting for 187 positions.
