Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Gordon Jeyes is examining the entire area of high-level support at present. There is an intention to rationalise the services in order to see if we can move children into high-support fostering. There has never been a national approach to this matter in the past. Mr. Jeyes has assumed overall responsibility for working with the sector on a national level.

I completely take the Deputy's point on the triple-P positive parenting programme in Longford-Westmeath, which we fund. There are quite a number of programmes already in place but what we need to do is agree which ones ought to be sustained in the longer term. When the scheme was first established, the issue in respect of the second year related to transfers. As Ms O'Mara indicated, there are a number of issues in respect of criteria. The ombudsman has ruled on this. It is quite difficult to decide on particular criteria.

What was the Deputy's point in respect of youth organisations?