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

On that basis, 4,500 service providers are operating with Tusla's permission and approximately 50% are investigated in any given year. How can we be certain then that incidents similar to those we witnessed last week are isolated? How can we be certain that when an inspector leaves a room, a low-paid childcare worker is going to adhere to the Children First guidelines and pick up the phone while at the same time taking into account his or her future employment? It is very difficult. I ask that question as the parent of two small children who are in childcare every week. Is it Mr. Smyth's opinion that such breaches of standards are isolated?