Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Foster Care Issues: Discussion

Photo of Réada CroninRéada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have one follow-up question on that. A worst-case situation is in cases where they cannot get emergency or private fostering. A certain number of children are being put up in hotel accommodation. I have been contacted by a few social workers who have concerns in this area. They have said to me that they feel there is very little oversight. There is just not enough of them to go around to give the proper support to children who are staying in hotels because they cannot get the foster placement.

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