Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for appearing before the joint committee. The Chairman of Tusla, Mr. Pat Rabbitte came before the committee a number of weeks ago and we asked him a number of questions on the recruitment of social workers. The witnesses may not have the figures to hand but what percentage of social worker vacancies are outstanding? How many are backfills and how many are new positions? What is the turnover rate of social workers in the organisations? I do not expect the witnesses to have the figures, but would they have a general idea of them?