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

Yes, it was this year. Tusla has advised that this arrangement ceased on 8 October this year. Two children in a sibling group availed of this service for supervised access in one local area. It was one family. This company supervised four visits. I want to make it clear that this is not acceptable and should not have happened. We have raised the issue directly with Tusla.

The spend on this company in 2024 was €101,986. The vast majority of this was payment for services in 2023. Tusla has assured my Department that this company is not currently being used and will not be used again in the future and that all Tusla areas are aware of this direction. As a result of the engagement on 10 September this year and the information about this inadvertent use of the service, my Department is again in contact with Tusla to absolutely confirm that this particular service provider is not being used in any area of the country.

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