Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 April 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (Resumed)

Professor Robbie Gilligan:

That is a crucial point. We need to create structures that will allow people to stay in front-line practice which will help to keep expertise on the front line, not necessarily in management. People should be rewarded for staying on the front line.