Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The most recent data I could get my hands on for referrals to the Child and Family Agency dates all the way back to 2014.

I do not know if there are more up-to-date data but, if there are, perhaps the Department could provide them to the committee and to me.

There was huge variation in the percentage of referrals of children within direct provision centres compared with children outside of direct provision centres. In other words, 14% of the population of children living in direct provision centres would have had referrals to the Child and Family Agency, which was significantly higher than the percentage for those not within direct provision centres. Do we know why there is that wide variation?