Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 June 2025

Committee on Children and Equality

Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance

2:00 am

Photo of Ruairí Ó MurchúRuairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is an idea that on some level Tusla might be better served, and forget the rights and wrongs and failings of Tusla at the minute, if there were two separate organisations as in a part that would be involved in interventions and whatever and then a second piece that deals with the disaster situation where somebody has to be taken into care. Sometimes there is then an issue where people lack trust when dealing with Tusla. A number of people have raised that with me, so I ask that question.

There are also child protection and whole-of-government pieces. I was taken with the comments on specialist health nurses and a triggering mechanism. Dr. Corbett spoke about diversification in relation to the settings but also the particular piece that might be needed on high support. That is enough for a start.

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