Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As part of that, it would be good to keep this committee informed because part of our job should be - I am trying to think of the politically correct word here - "advocating", which I suppose is the best word to use, for more resources. It is like the old phrase that, to a certain extent, prevention is better than cure. I know that when people are dealing with the witnesses, the kids already in care but it is still potentially an initial stage and it might be in those first stages where parents can be captured better. I would imagine this service is really going to be beneficial for so many parents and is a good thing. Definitely, every member of this committee would be interested, not just in how the work is progressing, but in hearing about anything we can do as a committee to push for more supports.