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. Fred McBride:

A number of reasons we cannot proceed to a full assessment have been identified. Where we can, we do. As I stated, where an immediate response is necessary, we do that. I refer to sexual abuse cases more generally, not just retrospective cases. Speed is not always the main consideration. We have got to take great care. We have got to be really-----