Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
Discussion with CEO of Tusla on Future Developments and Update on Childcare Facilities
Mr. Brian Lee:
If there was a child protection issue in any of those services, the parents would be notified if it met the threshold for social workers. The only process by which the regulatory side of Tusla can notify the parents is if a report is being published at the time. We do not have any statutory powers to contact parents in that regard. That is for our child protection teams.