Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Act refers to a period of 21 days. To be fair to parents who are enrolling children, I did not realise until I had read through the Act that Tusla does not have such powers. Tusla does not have the power to close down an unregistered service. At the same time, it does have powers to work with unregistered facilities. It is in this context that we are trying to understand the position regarding the 15 months. It is clearly stated in the Act that Tusla can close a service within 21 days.