Dr. Maria Corbett:

The community and voluntary sectors are significant in the provision of residential care. Many of those organisations are members of the Children's Rights Alliance. We are commencing a consultation with them to get their views on their experience of child protection and alternative care, and to ascertain what capacity they are providing and what they need to be able to increase it. There are many outstanding issues relating to payment, the funding model and pensions. One of the other things that is critical is ensuring there is clear stakeholder consultation and engagement between Tusla and the community and voluntary sector providers so that there are good flows of communication. All of this is critical in ensuring we can meet the need for residential care.