Fianna Fail’s expressed concern over the number of agency staff that Tusla hires as social workers.
In figures seen by the party, there’s been a 125 per cent increase in agency social workers since 2016, while only an extra 3.8 per cent were directly employed by Tusla for the same period.
Fianna Fail spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Anne Rabbitte says agency staff cannot offer the same level of permanency that children need:
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