Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)

In fairness, it was the residential placements that I was going to ask about. That issue relates to Tusla. I would be shocked if there is not a need for a greater level of funding. It is in or around €60 million. I will follow on from what Deputy Kerrane said about the necessary work that foster carers are doing.

We definitely need to meet them halfway. When we went to the event Deputy Kerrane organised, the big shock was those people who said they would not necessarily get into providing foster care if they were starting over again. That is absolutely frightening.

We are seeing an increased number of referrals. Is a significant part of the cost in this regard driven by unaccompanied Ukrainian minors and those seeking international protection, who fall into the same bracket?