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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: Yes, but please let Deputy Neville contribute, to be fair to him. The Deputy has had 20 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: Let us not get into specifics please. There are plenty of firms involved in the process. Does Mr. McCarthy understand my point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: We will let Mr. McCarthy respond to the point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: What is the context of the concern in the UK?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: I understand that but why is that an issue for us? There might be a concern in the UK. That is fine as people can have a concern. What is the context in terms of Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: Has CORU indicated that is its intention? Is it just based upon the experience in the UK?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: Yes, of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: That is fair enough as a statement. I am trying to understand why Ms McGuirk would make the assessment that CORU might not accept someone as a social worker who has come from the UK with a narrow sphere of educational expertise or qualification in a specific area. Has CORU made overtures that there will be a problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: As a committee, we are operating under the assumption that in order to meet the annual demand for social workers, we would have to increase the number of educational facilities and pathways to the qualification of social workers, whether it be part-time or, potentially, long distance modular learning. All of these issues can be worked out in every profession, of which I am aware. There will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: Yes, or anywhere else for that matter. I am sure it will feature heavily in any report or recommendations we, as a committee, will write. For me, hearing that there is potential for the accrediting body to state, "No", that such a course is not good enough, is slightly concerning. That is why I would like to get to the bottom of why Ms McGuirk made that statement. I apologise for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: That goes without saying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: I would have thought it was their choice. I am not sure it is something that should be discussed by industry representatives. If people want to go work in it, let them work in it, as long as they are qualified to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: Nothing in our report will operate in a silo. For every recommendation, it will have to be stated, "to be considered in tandem with X, Y or Z". There is no one single solution, whether it be terms and conditions, workload, or dealing with a supervisor with whom a person does not get on. At the end of the day, they are human beings; therefore, there will always be such issues. It might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Recruitment and Retention of Social Workers: Discussion (27 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: On behalf of the committee, I thank the delegates for their presentation and dealing with members' questions in such a comprehensive way. On Wednesday, 10 April, the committee will meet representatives of the Technological Higher Education Association and the school of business and social sciences in IT Sligo to continue its consideration of the topic of the recruitment and retention of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licence Fee Collection (26 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: 1022. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on campaign and enforcement costs as they relate to the purchase and renewal of television licences in each year since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12814/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (26 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: 1023. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on campaigns to raise awareness of climate change and promote environmentally friendly practices in an effort to counteract climate change in each year since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12815/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (13 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: Apologies have been received from Deputy Tom Neville. I propose we now go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Safeguarding Issues in Scouting Ireland: Tusla and Scouting Ireland (13 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: We are back in public session. I welcome members and viewers who may be watching our proceedings on Oireachtas TV to the public session of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. The purpose of today's meeting is to have a discussion with representatives of Tusla of governance and child safeguarding issues in Scouting Ireland and in the second session to meet...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Safeguarding Issues in Scouting Ireland: Tusla and Scouting Ireland (13 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: It has been circulated. It would be helpful if Mr. Smyth could go through it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Safeguarding Issues in Scouting Ireland: Tusla and Scouting Ireland (13 Mar 2019)

Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. Smyth and appreciate the detail in his opening statement. His concluding remarks prompted a question that is pertinent to our overall discussion. They reflect a remark made to me by the public and by a journalist. There are two parts. Was it ever Tusla's intention that the letter written by the Children First information and advice officer, CFIAO, would enter the public...