Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I spoke about foster carers previously. I take my hat off to them for the invaluable work they do. However, this initiative relates to a different type of foster care. It is hugely challenging for a carer to care for a parent and a child, to find their role in that and where the boundaries are, and to know when to intervene and how to help. As part of the research that is being undertaken, will there be research on how best to train foster carers or give them ways to be able to do this better? It is really bespoke to do something like this. Anybody who is willing to help a parent and a child in this situation is invaluable to us. Any training or support that we can give in this situation, even if it is bespoke, should be looked at. I wonder if that is part of the research.