Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

On 21 July, the Minister indicated that the 260 additional social worker posts would be filled by the end of this year. In her previous response to Deputy McConalogue, she did not provide the full data on the numbers currently in place. She referred to 168 of the posts having been filled. Deputy McConalogue and I would like to know whether the staff are in place or awaiting placement. How many of the 168 are in service at present?

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