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
Kevin 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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