Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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295. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce standards for employment in the care sector; his further plans to require all care workers in the State to register for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28012/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Social Care Workers Registration Board has been established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) and is currently preparing for the registration of the profession. This includes the approval of education courses and requirements for registration including the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics. CORU is in ongoing consultation with social care workers and relevant stakeholders in progressing with the regulation of the profession.

In relation to the qualifications required for employment as a care worker, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.