Ms Suzanne Connolly:

I would like to say how delighted I am that attention is being given to the issue of women, generally speaking, and their children having to flee the home. That would make a massive difference in terms of children's well-being if they could remain in the family home and the alleged perpetrator could leave. That would be a phenomenally successful outcome for children and, generally speaking, mothers.

In the context of what Mr. Dennigan seeks in terms of child support workers, in Barnardos we are asking for family support workers. It is important that whatever services are needed are available across the country. Different organisations could provide the supports needed in different parts of the country and we can draw on each other's expertise. In some areas across the country, we work very closely with Focus Ireland. It provides a particular type of service and Barnardos provides another. I would hate to see a situation where one organisation ends up not being able to provide a service, but that there could be a range of organisations providing this type of support that could be rolled out nationally. Family problems do not happen in isolation. Ms Byrne's fantastic contribution highlights that. Families need overall support for parents and children. They come with a range of issues on which they need support and different organisations can provide that support. Let us think about that when we are being creative about the use of resources because that encourages organisations to work together, which is what children and families need.