Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the first instance, Tusla, the dedicated Child and Family Agency, has been established. It is chaired by one of the authors of the report, as the Deputy knows. Some key reforms that are being implemented as part of that work include the national service delivery framework and national policy guidelines across a range of areas such as welfare, protection and alternative care. They also include the development of the child protection notification system to secure the safety of children at risk from harm by improving communication and information sharing. There is much greater emphasis on early intervention and prevention, and work is being done through the roll-out of the Meitheal model, the prevention partnership and the family support programme, as well as a dedicated aftercare service to standardise the delivery of leaving and aftercare services. As promised, the Children First Bill has been published. It was recently strengthened and clarified in regard to some of the recommendations-----

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