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

I thank the Deputy. I will put those questions to Tusla or my officials rather than say that I can confirm that now because it is important to be exact and accurate. With due respect, I asked the Deputy the question whether it would be placing the protection of children at risk because that is what he is asking me. In terms of the GDPR I am indicating that they are not in breach and that they began the process of an impact assessment prior to finishing the final and full roll-out of this operational system which will enable the protection of children to be more effective as we move into the future. The way Tusla has responded on this is adequate. At the same time, in light of the HIQA investigation mentioned by the Deputy, serious issues and concerns were identified. The board, the chief executive and I have been working hard to put in place an action plan that will be implemented to ensure that the systems that need to be changed and reformed will be put in place as we move forward.

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