Ms Bernie McNally:

We would be delighted to follow up on any individual cases.

The NCS was unfortunate in that it had just launched in November and then Covid closed down services in March. The NCS was really just getting up and running. There are only approximately 200 children registered under the sponsor agreement. It was building but needed a little bit more time.

We would love to look at the details of that case. We had been running some training and information for Tusla and the HSE, as well as the various agencies that were helping us. It was our intention to do more, so we can follow up on that.