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

I thank the Minister for her comprehensive response. We are talking about 4,000 children who are in emergency accommodation and who fall under the homelessness category. It is a staggering number of children. Yet, we talk about the multi-agency approach.

I am interested in hearing more about the Tusla liaison officer, visits to the family hubs and the referral and tracking system. How does the Minister drill down with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy? What co-operation is in place between her Department and his Department in getting behind the county councils? How are we supporting the county councils and the social work teams within the county councils? I imagine the situation elsewhere is no different from my council. On Friday afternoon hard cases present to the staff there and they have to try to make decisions or put in place a pathway. I am keen to know more about this linkage with the office of the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, the liaison person within Tusla and how many visits are taking place in hubs.

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