Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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251. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Social Workers Registration Board applicants which were successfully registered for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number of applicants that had their application refused; the number of applications that were voluntarily withdrawn by the applicant; the number of applications which were removed from the registration process prior to completing registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12743/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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In accordance with the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, the processing of applications for registration as a social worker is a matter for the Social Workers' Registration Board. I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the board for direct reply.