Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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448. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost to employ an additional 50 social workers. [31656/21]

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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449. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost to recruit an additional ten administrative support staff for social workers. [31657/21]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 448 and 449 together.

I wish to advise the Deputy that this is a matter for the Department of Health rather than my Department and should be the subject of a separate question to my colleague, the Minister for Health, in that regard.