Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)

No, the 200 figure remains for 2010. At the beginning of 2011, 168 additional social workers new to the HSE had been recruited. The 200 figure stands, but the other figure relates to people who are new to the HSE. The plan is for all social workers to be in place - the 200, the 60 and the backfilling of places - by the end of this year.

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