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

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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All right. I am talking about a specific case here so I apologise. It is something I have come across only very recently. While the case is exactly as Mr. Quinlan has described the second category of cases, we are talking about grandparents doing their very best with four kids but, because of the currency exchange rate at this moment in time, they are falling short by an awful lot. While Tusla is giving all those supports that Mr. Quinlan has spoken about, they are still falling short financially. The people in Tusla are looking for supports, trying to support the family and trying to keep the whole unit together, because it is working.