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

If there are serious concerns of abuse, neglect, etc., the children in question are dealt with immediately and taken away from the situation. Although they may not have an allocated social worker, that does not mean they are not being seen. There are various social work teams monitoring to the extent required. From the initial assessment, they will monitor the child's priorities and needs until the child receives an allocated social worker. I have confidence in that but, obviously, the sooner the child gets an allocated social worker, the better.

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