Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 October 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Tusla - Financial Statements 2016

9:00 am

Photo of Bobby AylwardBobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Chairman asked about homelessness, which I understand local authorities are responsible for. However, if children are being neglected because of homelessness, is there a role for Tusla to play or an influence it can bring to bear? I always mention my local authority of Kilkenny County Council. Can Tusla approach a local authority and say a particular family with perhaps three or four children should be given priority due to its particularly bad situation? Can Tusla use its influence with local authorities where there are bad situations?

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