Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes. Between December 2015 and the end of December 2016, there was an increase of 136 whole-time equivalent staff, but Tusla only had an additional 18 in 2017. Why has it ground to a halt? I will read on to complete the question. The final paragraph in that section below the table reads:

Currently, Tusla's Human Resources recruitment function is progressing 304 posts that are at varying stages of the recruitment process and there are an additional estimated 145 posts to be recruited in 2018. Of these 449 posts, it is estimated that approximately 185 will be social worker posts.

How do the figures of 304 posts being worked on and another 145 next year tally with what appears to be only 18 additional staff in the chart?