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highly position among European countries in having so many practising nurses per thousand of population. There are almost 93,000 nurses and midwives registered with the NMBI. That represents a 3% increase on last year and is the highest number of registrants ever recorded. Overall in 2025, there … conversation about ethical international recruitment. We will continue to need international professionals; however, given the global shortages of health care workers, a more sustainable health and social care workforce is the focus. Nursing has a significant and unsustainable reliance on international recruitment. Significant Government investment is being provided

undoubtedly high, it is also worth noting that there were also 16,548 new tenancy registrations confirmed in the first quarter. Nationally, registered private tenancies rose by 2.44% annually to 246,477 in the first quarter of 2026. Of these, 5,226 were cost-rental tenancies, which increased … social homes and 90,000 affordable housing supports to help people to buy or rent at a cost they can sustain. Increasing supply is the single most important lever we have to moderate prices, improve affordability, reduce homelessness and increase home ownership for families and ordinary workers

workers to undertake assessments on children for which they are not qualified to undertake and which previously were undertaken by qualified and registered social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35958/26

confirm whether the role of Domestic Violence Liaison Officers within Tusla can be undertaken by someone who is not a qualified and registered social worker. [35959/26

Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of social care workers and social workers waiting to register with CORU. [40239/26

Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of social workers who have been registered with CORU in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [40249/26

Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the current processing time for applications to register with CORU for social workers and social care workers. [40251/26

Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of social care workers who have been registered with CORU in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [40250/26

Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for social worker and social care worker that are outstanding with CORU and remain to be registered by CORU. [40248/26