Ms Tanya Ward:

From my interactions, I go to interdepartmental meetings all the time and Tusla is present. It is, like us, the advocate for children at the table. It has the expert knowledge about what children need. It would be great to hear Tusla staff more on the airwaves actually talking to parents about how to deal with the kind of challenges they have to deal with at home and what are the different social work contributions in place. Often, when Tusla spokespersons are on the airwaves it is in response to a HIQA model. As Tusla rolls out its communication strategy and plays a bigger role in advising us as a sector, and advising parents on how to look after their children and get the best outcomes, that will help to improve how communities view Tusla. That will make a big difference.