Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I will come in on those matters quickly. It is a really important question and I thank the Deputy for putting it on the record. Up to this point, 80 unaccompanied minors from Ukraine have been notified to Tusla. Tusla has a presence at Dublin Airport and engages where unaccompanied minors are identified. Of those 80, 35 have subsequently been reunited. Some 55 have been taken into either residential care or foster care. That is not an insignificant number but we believe we have the necessary processes in place. Tusla is there in Dublin Airport from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Tusla officials and social workers are aware of things to look out for where an incident of child trafficking is suspected. There is a senior social worker present in Dublin Airport. Tusla can also receive referrals where somebody else has a concern about a relationship with a person arriving in the country.