Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised)

9:30 am

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I have a final question on this section. It relates to the context and the impact indicators. I see that the number of open cases with Tusla assessed as needing a social worker is up to Quarter 2. I assume that is to June 2017. At that stage, the number of open cases needing a social worker was 25,886 and for the entire year 2016 the number was 25,034. Can the Minister explain that to me? There is an asterisk beside it.