Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage

1:05 pm

Photo of Kevin HumphreysKevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We have had a problem in recruiting and retaining assessors. This provision will facilitate a speedier process and provide for the recruitment of additional assessors who will I hope deal with backlogs when they occur. The backlog is 12 weeks and it is our intention to reduce it.

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