Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

HIQA Report: Engagement with Tusla

2:00 pm

Mr. Jim Gibson:

Yes, but not necessarily with CARI. I wish to outline clearly that this agency currently spends a significant amount of money - running to millions - on buying therapeutic interventions for children known to our services and in our care. That is absolute fact. We are building our therapeutic services on a regional basis. CARI has been engaged with senior managers in our organisation to develop the service. I assure the Deputy that where a child needs a therapeutic intervention, we have spent that money. I can show the committee the evidence of that. It is clear that we provide that therapeutic intervention. I ask the Deputy to have a conversation with me in private and I will sort out that particular case.