Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Tusla: Chairperson Designate

Photo of Alan FarrellAlan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to follow up on a point touched on by Mr. Rabbitte, in terms of his suggestion as a sort of spokesperson for the agency, that the inherent nature of the work that is completed by the agency tends, unfortunately, to be portrayed in the media as negative and never really positive. There are nonetheless so many services that the agency provides that the general public needs to hear about on a more regular basis. In those priorities listed by Mr. Rabbitte, the agency's communication with the general public on the family supports and resources that are available through it should become more central to the message that is being put out there by the agency. This is something that Mr. Rabbitte is considering. I will not dwell on this point other than to-----

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