Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)

The comparison I am making is this. There were foster parents in Leinster House yesterday. They are getting in the region of €400 per week. I appreciate that different children will be deemed appropriate in different places. Those parents are saying that the amount of money they are receiving is insufficient for them to carry out their work. I know that Tusla, as an agency, is actively trying to recruit more foster parents. A conversation has to happen given that, on the one hand, a placement of any nature is costing such a significant amount of money, up to €900,000, and, on the other hand, foster care placements are costing €400 per week. If I were the chief executive of an agency and 3% of my entire budget was being spent on this model, I would expect the agency to review it to see if alternatives were available. I do not want to be unreasonable but it-----