Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

Will the Tánaiste make available time next week in the House to discuss two reports published this morning which are a damning indictment of the Government's failure to provide adequate child care supports and facilities? One report was produced by the Health Information and Quality Authority, while the other was commissioned by the Office of the Minister for Children. The first report says that over 100 children, who would be better cared for through fosterage, are in residential care due to the mismanagement of the HSE. The second report says there are no real services available to provide assistance to children who are the victims of domestic violence.

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