Social workers raise concerns over state commitments to bolster services

SOCIAL workers have raised serious concerns over commitments given by the Government to bolster services following the publication of the Ryan report.

Minister for Children Barry Andrews last month pledged to deploy additional social workers and appoint a senior manager with sole responsibility for children and family services.

But the Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW) said social workers were concerned that the filling of 270 social work posts may not mean the creation of additional social work posts, and raised questions about the real time implications of such commitments.