Ms Kate Duggan:

Two of them will be ready in the next number of weeks. However, the issue is the recruitment campaigns Tusla has run to staff them have not given us the level of staffing we need so we are back out recruiting on a rolling, targeted campaign For careworkers to try to get staff. One of the things we have done as well in terms of separated children is we had a Tusla facility in County Tipperary that was not being utilised fully. We refurbished it and opened it and it is with the support of Focus Ireland and its staff that we are able to run that facility. We are looking at all options in terms of even a partnership approach to the community and voluntary sector to help us to staff facilities. The workforce challenge is the biggest challenge we have.