Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein)
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Ms Duggan mentioned it was flagged in 2013 with Tusla that there were issues around abuse. What actions did Tusla take prompted by the flag raised with the agency then? I am not clear about what actions it took on foot of that, and how it came to 2018 and Geoffrey Shannon exposing everything. Does Tusla feel it could get a better idea of how organisations were implementing safeguarding standards in practice if it were given powers to inspect organisations beyond just looking at safeguarding statements? What is Tusla's view of current child protection standards in St. John's Ambulance? On something Senator Seery Kearney mentioned, does the agency continue to issue letters of comfort to organisations where allegations of abuses have been flagged with it?