Camillus Glynn (Fianna Fail)

I support Senator Terry's call for additional social workers, the lack of whom is causing difficulties. Not so long ago, the Midland Health Board had great difficulty in recruiting social workers. There is a very strong case to suggest that career guidance teachers should encourage boys and girls at second level to take up social work as a career. Social workers play a pivotal role in the process of adoption. The Midland Health Board had to go to South Africa to recruit social workers because they were unavailable in Ireland. There is a great difficulty which should be addressed.