Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 April 2023

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

Possible Enhancement of Child Protection Powers of Tusla: Discussion

Mr. Mike Corcoran:

I thank the Senator for her question. She raised an interesting point that links to a criminal threshold of actively blocking. Should that information be contained in any statement received by Tusla, it is passed to the Garda. The Garda, in theory, would then pick up on that kind of allegation if it is a substantive part of the report that we are receiving from those who are making reports to us.