Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion

Mr. Brian Lee:

I will answer some of those questions. In respect of information coming into the agency, last year, we received more than 400 pieces of unsolicited information and we take that information extremely seriously. Child protection concerns do come into Tusla sometimes - I am speaking generally of the system. They are referred to our child protection teams who will carry out an investigation if enough information is provided. Also, in two of the five instances of de-registration, they arose from intelligence and information provided by parents that we acted on. There are many other examples where unsolicited information has triggered inspections in these services, including in Hyde and Seek. People have brought information to our attention-----

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