Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We need to help the ones who are genuine and we cannot do so if we have a system that is too loose and not rule-based.

On staffing, I refer to the drop in the number of social workers. We spoke about the CDNTs and CAMHS. That has a consequence that I, as a public representative, find very frustrating. I get a significant number of complaints about it. If the children are not receiving those services, they finish up with Tusla in many cases, unfortunately. There were reports in September that Tusla was short 340 social workers and 244 social care workers. I have several questions in that regard. Are social care workers now being asked to do the work of social workers?