Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Unfortunately, I feel Tusla has a reactive role in respect of homelessness. I welcome any intervention the Minister can make in terms of giving it an active role to play in respect of children in emergency accommodation. According to an article inThe Irish Timeson 24 May 2016, more than 1,000 children are in emergency accommodation. I hope the Minister agrees that we can push this forward because Tusla has an important role to play in this area. In the past, it had a more dormant role in respect of homelessness and working with local authorities. I am glad to hear the Minister say that she is looking at appointing different people. We need to look throughout the entire country in our appointments.

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