Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development

Social Protection Issues: Minister for Social Protection

2:00 am

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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We are already well above the average. I will give the Deputy the specifics provided with those subsequently. She set me a challenge about targets and I will work with Department management to set those targets. In the past year, we have appointed 69 disability advisers in Intreo offices across the country. This was previously done at regional level. The view of the Department was it should be done locally to give people more one-to-one, personal support. Those advisers are on the ground across the country. I will revert to the Deputy with the specifics and with a target.