Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I very much agree with that. The Deputy focused on local authorities. I know that Tusla is very concerned about ensuring that it works closely with local authorities. In addition, I had a meeting with the director of Tusla in order to look again at some of the measures it has put in place to be proactive in its care for homeless children. I have already mentioned the homelessness liaison social worker. An education welfare liaison role will replicate the education welfare home-school liaison service. A person has been identified and Tusla is working to get them in place.

In addition, family resource centres provide a ready infrastructure to support families and are proposing a greater mapping of these vis-à-visthe locations where the families are being housed so that they can provide a more specific outreach to the families. Two organisations funded by Tusla within its existing budget are also coming together to provide a package of summer projects for children living in emergency accommodation.

See this speech in context