Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I assure the Deputy that Tusla has a service to every school in the country. It is responsible for monitoring school attendance. It deals with schools on a very regular basis to understand the problems it is encountering, monitor difficulties and provide supports as appropriate. The same is true of the National Educational Psychological Service. It has a capacity building service to every school in the country. It responds flexibly to acute cases in terms of referrals but provides a more capacity building service to schools. Both those services are well known to schools and are available to assist in any individual case.

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