Dr. Niall Muldoon:

Our first one will be the incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. That will be there. The Minister's remit is around Tusla and disability. Those are the two big issues we will be chatting to her about – that concept of how children are looked after at their most vulnerable through Tusla and whether Tusla has what it needs. The answer is always, “Well, we have increased the money”. That might not be what it needs. It may need different legislation or other stuff. It is making sure it is supported in the fullest possible way to cover what is a changing landscape. Children are different. Foster parenting is dropping away, so we need to provide more State services, unfortunately. Are we planning for that, and are we funding it properly?

Within disability, the Deputy heard us talk all about the range of issues going on with disability. I just put in a request to meet with the CEO of the HSE, hopefully in the next couple weeks or the next month or two, in respect of disability as well. I am trying to push it on both sides to make sure it is not just the Department of Children, Disability and Equality. It is also the HSE and all of these parties working together. We will bring the same message to both sides.