Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 January 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service

9:00 am

Photo of Shane CassellsShane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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If it is a demand-led scheme and the case that, at best, there is stagnation, while, at worst, the figures are going up, what is the Department doing to tackle the issues? What are its interactions with Barnardos to identify what needs to be done to bring the figures down in order that there will be no requirement for these services?