Anne Rabbitte
Ceist:221. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average number of weeks that a social worker stays with Tusla. [52348/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 7 December 2017
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I have been advised by Tusla that the average length of service of social workers in Tusla is 543 weeks i.e. 10.44 years. This figure is based on the length of service for each social worker from start date to present date and averaged by the number of social workers in the Agency which is 1,469.40 whole time equivalent (WTE) as at 31 October, 2017. It also includes service pre-agency establishment i.e. with the HSE, Children and Family Services.
This average figure of 543 weeks demonstrates the wealth of experience and long average service of social workers in Tusla.