Child and Family Agency Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 June 2018

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Ceisteanna (508)

Anne Rabbitte

Ceist:

508. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out in tabular form the number of social workers hired in each year since 2014. [27743/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

Tusla has advised that the gross number of new social workers hired each year since 2014 is as follows:

Year	Social Workers
Jan To Dec 2014	164
Jan To Dec 2015	180
Jan To Dec 2016	214
Jan To Dec 2017	180
Jan to May 2018	59

The above are the gross number of new social workers hired each year (i.e. attrition is not factored in).