Nessa Cosgrove (Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Children's Rights Alliance is welcome. As Deputy Currie said, it provided a fantastic briefing which was a welcome read. I will keep my questions specific.

It is welcome that the Children's Right Alliance is gathering information about children living in long-term extreme poverty. The number of Tusla referrals is shocking. Senator Keogan was right to say that. I have worked in the commissioning service for Tusla. It is great the alliance is getting this information. However, a lot of people are in receipt of HAP, as Dr. Feely said, but might not be involved with any Tusla services directly through Meitheal, commissioning services or child protection. Where will we get information about their levels of poverty? They have been living in intergenerational poverty due to overcrowding and the housing situation. Do we have any other way to get that data?