Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 May 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Bernard Cantillon:

I was aware of a social worker carrying 50 cases but that was extremely unusual. I work in an emergency setting at the moment but I worked previously in a children-in-care role and carried just over 20 cases which was beyond-----