Mr. Paul Reid:

I thank the Acting Chairman for the professional manner in which she facilitated today's discussion. She gave everybody sufficient time, including to respond, and I thank her on behalf of my team. I also thank members for their forthrightness. I think we had a good discussion, which is the way it should be, on some of the challenging issues we face.

I know that the change required is not just about resources, which are a factor, but is also about culture change, service change and changing the way we deliver the services. I and the team are committed to that change. The Government has come forward with resources and we now face the challenge of filling those resources. We know we have service and culture challenges for which we want to be part of the solution.

We have worked with the Ombudsman for Children on many challenging issues. We have put together processes in conjunction with his office, particularly around some of the challenging issues between the HSE and Tusla, and inter-agency working. This is one issue on which we want to take a similar approach and work jointly to solve. I thank the Acting Chairman on behalf of the HSE delegation.