Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. Obviously, there are clear lines of responsibilities between me as the Minister and Tusla as the agency that answers to the Department. I cannot direct them to take certain actions but perhaps if the Deputy would communicate some details about this case to me I can ask if agency staff have any concerns about the processes here. This is as much as I can do to intervene. I can do that. Obviously, we have to leave their decisions. I am also very aware that this is a court decision. Unhappy as the Deputy is, there is the Executive and Judiciary and there are lines of responsibility there. Maybe in the first instance the details of the case could be passed on to my office and we could have an element of engagement with Tusla to ensure all processes are properly adhered to.

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