Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Alternative Aftercare Services for Young Adults: Discussion

Photo of Mark WardMark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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That is important. We will have Tusla in later. One of the criticisms we often get about Tusla relates to the high turnover of staff which means that young people must tell their story over and over again and are retraumatised. There is a lesson there. If staff can be looked after and retained, that builds up a relationship with young people so they can move on to the next stage of their lives.