Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers that have retired since 1 January 2012; the number of these posts which have been replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24004/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The latest information available from the HSE indicates that 45 HSE employees that are classified within the social work grades across all care groups have retired since the 1st January 2012. It should be noted that these figures cover HSE statutory employees only and do not include staff who may have retired from voluntary or nominated organisations. The HSE has informed me that it has approved the recruitment of 57 replacement social work staff across all care group areas since January 2012. These posts are at various stages of recruitment.