Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The board and a sub-committee of the board of Tusla will oversee and monitor the plan, with my officials. They have identified a couple of things that will make the difference in increasing numbers. First, they have to focus on the importance of the mix of staff in order that Tusla will be in a position to hire some additional administrative staff, which it has done and will continue to do. It will ensure the mix also incorporates social care workers, with administrative and social workers, in order that social workers will be free to do work required of them. The other aspect on which they are focusing is retention. Tusla will be providing additional supports for employees to make it effectively an employment of choice.

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