Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue today. It is timely, given last week's HIQA report confirming that there are still major failings in our child protection system. The HIQA report into foster care workers in the HSE Dublin north-west area confirmed that 35% of foster carers did not have a direct link to a social worker. It found that a number of carers were not deemed suitable yet continued to provide care. The child protection notification system was not in compliance with Children First and the register for foster care was not up to date. If we look at the review of the adequacy of child and family service in 2011-----