Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 March 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion

Ms Catherine Bond:

The figure is approximately 2,000. There is a need for social workers and if there is a shortage, there is a need for other types of social workers. Everyone has had the same level of training regardless of who their employer is.