Mr. Brian Lee:

This is a question for us and for the Department. Our overarching principle is to drive services to improve, not to deregister. Five is the deregistration number but for the most part we have driven those services to meet the standards and our overarching ambition is to get them there because we know what impact that can have on communities and families. We want high-quality, safe services for children and families. We are getting representations from families about not closing down these services and what interim arrangements can be put in place. These are all legitimate questions and of concern to Tusla but we have to act within our legal framework on compliance with risk and so on. It would be for the Department to talk about what interim arrangements or supports for services could be put in place.