James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. Caithfidh mé a rá go mbeidh airgead eile againn níos déanaí. Beidh Meastachán Forlíontach ann freisin agus beidh a fhíos agam cé mhéad a bheas i gceist níos déanaí inniu nó b'fhéidir amárach. I am happy that we have additional moneys to address any legacy issues and I will know the precise figure later today or early tomorrow.

As the Deputy will be aware, there are many areas that need to be addressed. One of the big areas has been the issue of unallocated cases. Tusla undertook an audit to get accurate figures on this because they were being measured in different ways in different parts of the country.

It has done a very good job in that regard and I complement it. I asked it to submit a business plan to address the issue, which has been ongoing for decades. It gave me a three-year plan, which it also priced. We have given it the moneys in full to address the issue in the coming year. Three years of additional moneys will have to be in place in order to address the issue.

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