Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2022 of increasing the number of educational welfare officer posts by 25 and of increasing the number of senior educational welfare officer posts by ten in tabular form. [58514/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Based on the mid-point of the current Educational Welfare Officer and Senior Educational Welfare Officer salary scales, the estimated cost in 2022 of increasing the number of educational welfare officer posts by 25 and for increasing the number of senior educational welfare officer posts by 10 is in the region of €2.45 million. This figured includes associated non-pay costs.