Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That point is well made. I have a couple of questions regarding structures. Who plans policy and drafts the relevant legislation? Who drafts the written communications that issue to operators and what level of internal oversight of that process exists? For example, are services audited and, if so, are the results of those audits available? Is that process reviewed based on risk and on incidents that occur throughout the country? Do inspectors feed information back to Tusla on the need for particular powers and, if so, could that be communicated to the Department in order that we could consider the type of regulatory or legislative framework required to support the agency? In a nutshell, does a system exist in Tusla through which it can seek more powers? If it does, why did the agency not seek more powers?