Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Mr. Fred McBride:

The biggest factor in people leaving front-line practice is fear of criticism and being publicly pilloried. We have witnessed plenty of that. That is the single biggest disincentive for people to stay.