267 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs with regard to the two Bills going before Dáil Éireann requiring the mandatory reporting of child abuse, if it is not true to say that the child protection system could face a massive increase in referrals on the back of this legislation; in view of the fact that social workers are swamped with cases, the way she proposes that these services will be able to deal with further increases in their work without additional staff being supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22461/12]

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267 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs with regard to the two Bills going before Dáil Éireann requiring the mandatory reporting of child abuse, if it is not true to say that the child protection system could face a massive increase in referrals on the back of this legislation; in view of the fact that social workers are swamped with cases, the way she proposes that these services will be able to deal with further increases in their work without additional staff being supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22461/12]

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