Mr. Pat Smyth:

I absolutely acknowledge that, in the main, the intention of those who work with any voluntary agency, be it a parent or anybody responsible for children, are absolutely right. What is at the heart of this is the role that was set out. There is that difficult and demanding but necessary issue in ensuring the practice around child protection meets the standards at which all of us want it to be. That is core to this. I will let my colleagues on the practice side respond to that a little more.

Ultimately, the letter from Tusla was about identifying practice issues and the need to improve them. I understand the Deputy's subtle distinction between-----