Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 March 2019

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Estimates for Public Service 2019
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised)

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will look at that suggestion. I am not exactly sure if they do or do not, but I cannot imagine that they have not.

However, the Deputy is right and her suggestion would help significantly.

The kind of agency staff being used is due to not enough social workers being recruited. In the context of the recruiting the number and mix of staff required, supports have recently been put in place recently. For example, the new national computer system has been installed and is allowing for greater efficiency in how social workers work by reducing the amount of time they spend on administration. There have also been improvements in their case management systems. Various reforms relating to the number and mix of staff required are under way.

The process involved in developing the strategic works plan has involved staff, including social workers in terms of determining the supports they need.

The Deputy also inquired about CYPSCs. The funding that is available is €2.4 million. Does that answer the Deputy's specific question?

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