Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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In fairness, we would all agree with the point about scaling up. Ms Duggan has already spoken about the reorientation of the organisation to become more fit-for-purpose and reactive. That relates to reporting and ensuring that all cases are dealt with but it is also about ensuring we have the proper protocols and that we catch these issues outside. We speak about reporting but as a State we need to be more reactive in terms of early intervention through specialist public health nurses and so on. There must be engagement and connection with families so that we can catch issues before they become nuclear. We all know of the more complex issues, particularly involving drugs, poverty and chaos of all sorts.