Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have two final questions. It is probably an unfair question – if it is Mr. Toland should say so – but it comes from my experience. Perhaps it is not about apportioning blame. It relates to liaison between the Garda and Tusla. From what Mr. Toland has said, it continues to be problematic. I do not mean to overstate that. I understand that at the top level those involved are beginning to come together. It is precisely as a result of the Geoffrey Shannon report that the disconnect still seems to be there. How long has it been since those reports were published? That was a key body of work. How is that going to be unlocked? Is it a matter of political will? Is it at the top of those organisations? Is it a lack of prioritisation of this issue? It is simply people working in their own way? What is at the root of that? I really do not get it. It seems to be behind many of the issues. There seems to be a mismatch of communication and decision-making.