Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare inspectors in her Department. [27953/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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There are a total of 277 Social Welfare Inspectors in my Department.

In addition there are a further 98 officers assigned to the Special Investigation Unit (SIU).  The SIU carries out a wide range of control activities and works closely with the Office of the Revenue Commissioners through the Joint Investigation Unit, with the Workplace Relations Commission and other compliance and enforcement agencies.