Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
Specifically on the position of probation assistant, a lot of probation officers are trained in social work and we are seeing a huge challenge with recruiting social workers in Tusla and those services. Is the increasing use of probation assistants a reflection of the difficulty of hiring qualified social workers in the Probation Service and a reflection of the state of social work in general in this country?
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