Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, or anywhere else for that matter. I am sure it will feature heavily in any report or recommendations we, as a committee, will write.

For me, hearing that there is potential for the accrediting body to state, "No", that such a course is not good enough, is slightly concerning. That is why I would like to get to the bottom of why Ms McGuirk made that statement. I apologise for repeating the question, but she will understand why I question the assumption that the body may not provide accreditation for the course. It is key to our ability to meet demand. I am not sure whether this is the view of the accrediting body view or that of Ms McGuirk, but I would rather get social workers in the door with a narrow based qualification in the area or field within which they wish to work, rather than not have accreditation for the course and, therefore, not have that throughput of motivated individuals who want to move into a specific area of social work.