Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Committee on Children and Equality
Engagement with Tusla
2:00 am
Mr. Gerry Hone:
That assessment has been developed. About 35 stakeholders were engaged in developing what is entailed in the assessment. It is extremely thorough in terms of what it does. If there is a doubt, we treat the young person as being under 18 and provide services accordingly. As part of the assessment, we also look at whether the young person already has family in the country. Reunifications do happen. We often send young people back to their families in their countries of origin, albeit there has to be a safe arrangement and safe passage.
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