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Tuesday, 26 May 2026

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Claire Kerrane

Question:

1488. 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]

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Minister for Health

The title of “social care worker” became legally protected on 1 December 2025. This occurred after a transitional registration period that ran from 30 November 2023 to 30 November 2025.

CORU's Annual Report 2024 states that there were 1,139 social care workers on the register at end-2024, the first year that new registrants were put on the social care workers register.

In 2025, data provided by CORU indicates that 4,502 social care workers were registered with CORU while figures to end-April 2026 indicate approximately 5,796 social care workers were registered with CORU.

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