Dr. Naomi Feely:

While they may not be engaging with services through Tusla, they will be engaging with services that are members of the Children's Rights Alliance. For example, they may be getting access to family support services through large providers such Barnardos, the Daughters of Charity and so forth. They may also be engaging with the likes of Focus Ireland. Another critical support in the community is family resource centres, FRCs. They may be accessing supports through them. As Dr. Corbett mentioned in one of her responses earlier, we will be engaging with our members on what issues they are seeing in child protection and so forth on the ground. That will involve an awareness of engagement with Tusla services as well as broader issues that may not have met the threshold for engagement with Tusla. Those organisations in the community and voluntary sector will be critical in informing us and informing policy development about what is happening for those families. One of our members is the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which I am sure the committee members are all familiar with in their constituencies. It does critical work in responding to families who may not need specific intensive supports. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is supporting them and brings a wealth of knowledge and insight on this issue.