Written answers

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Social Workers Recruitment

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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1453. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of recruiting 500 new social workers and 1,000 new social workers, some of whom are to be aftercare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35955/17]

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Tusla has advised that the estimated full year cost of recruiting 500 new social workers and 1,000 new social workers, costed as Professionally Qualified Social Workers is as follows:

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PQSWPQSW
Basic Pay24,703,28949,406,578
ER PRSI2,655,6045,311,208
Total Pay Cost27,358,89354,717,786
Overhead @25 % of BP6,175,82212,351,644
Total Cost33,534,71567,067,430

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