Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 21 October 2021
Public Accounts Committee
2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Tusla, the Child and Family Agency - Financial Statements 2020
9:30 am
Ms Kate Duggan:
Yes, there is. In fact, in 2021 we made amendments to our respite protocol. Prior to that, where a foster child went on respite, the allowance to the foster carer ceased, and that has now been changed so that when a foster child goes on respite, the foster carer continues to receive the allowance. Where a foster child has specific needs that require additional support, we have a mechanism to provide enhanced payments to those foster carers for the specific needs of the children.