Written answers
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Department of Health and Children
Health Service Staff
9:00 pm
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of any net increase in the level of whole-time equivalents in the number of social workers so far this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14621/10]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The numbers of social worker grades employed in the public health service at December 2008, December 2009 and February 2010 (latest figures) are set out in the table below:
| Numbers (WTE exclding career break) of social worker grades employed in the public health service | |||
| Grade | Dec 08 | Dec 09 | Feb 10 |
| Social Worker | 1,062 | 1,086 | 1,096 |
| Social Worker, Medical | 140 | 139 | 140 |
| Social Worker (Non-professionally qualified) | 157 | 50 | 51 |
| Social Worker, Principal | 223 | 224 | 221 |
| Social Worker, Psychiatric | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Social Worker, Psychiatric Senior | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Social Worker, Senior Medical | 150 | 161 | 159 |
| Social Worker, Team Leader | 332 | 347 | 352 |
| Social Work Practitioner, Senior | 137 | 148 | 147 |
| Total | 2,236 | 2,189 | 2,200 |
| Note: In the case of some agencies, data for February 2010 may not have been returned due to industrial action. Where this occurs, data has been rolled forward from the previous census. |
I wish to advise that the Employment Control Framework for the health sector for 2010-2012 allows for the filling of replacement social worker posts and up to 300 in addition to the December 2009 outturn.
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