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

We need to move away from this personal relationship kind of system. We all build them up. I have personal relationships with people in different agencies whom I know I can pick up a phone and call. A model of care or something needs to be there. It is not that personal relationships are unimportant, but we should not rely on a personal relationship for a child to get care because they are not always around.