Ms Clare Murphy:

It is very hard to give an average. We have a caseload weighting system, so it would depend. For example, if you were a social worker allocated to a child requiring special care whose case is before the High Court, it would require a significant amount of your time, whereas if you were allocated to a quite stable child in a foster home, it would not require so much. Therefore, it is very hard. Everywhere across Europe struggles on the question of the exact caseload, but there are approximately 15 to 20 cases per-----