Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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424. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that Ireland has the lowest number of social workers undertaking postgraduate research among any developed country; his views on the fact that the current systems for social worker training as well as applied social work research represent best practice; his further views that there is scope to improve ongoing upskilling and on-the-job training of social workers; and if he will consider putting into place a fund to support the attainment of postgraduate qualifications and-or the undertaking of postgraduate research by social workers. [19156/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days she should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.