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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy. There is a lot in that. I will take answers to those questions first and then come back to other members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: We can come back to that point. We will continue to deal with answers to the questions already asked. That is a difficult one and probably another question for Tusla because it depends on the child.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: That is fine but I am just making the point that it varies a lot because much depends on the needs of the child.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: We shall allow Ms. Bond to continue in order to have the other questions answered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: I ask the Deputy to allow Ms Bond to conclude her response and I will allow members to ask supplementary questions at a later stage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: The public-private question was asked as well. Ms Charles is indicating that she will take that question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: Many members have not spoken and I am anxious to bring them in. I will come back to Ms Bond and to Deputy O'Sullivan on the issue of on-call duty. I will also return to Deputy Neville if he has anything further. However, I am very conscious of the members who have not contributed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: The committee will meet Tusla officials in two weeks. What would be the top three issues to raise with them regarding children in care and foster carers from the perspective of both organisations? What is the witnesses' source of funding? What support, if any, do they receive from Tusla? Following the commentary in recent times, do they have confidence in the agency which has come under...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: So there is a difference between those in residential care and those in foster care?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: Will Ms Guinan clarify for Deputy Rabbitte the difference between private foster care and Tusla foster care?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: A person can apply to Tusla or a private company to become a foster carer but cannot apply to both. If someone applies to a private company, he or she then deals with the company, which allocates a link worker to the person and manages his or her affairs as a foster carer. The approval of a foster carer for the private company or Tusla is managed by Tusla but people can foster through a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: Does Ms Bond wish to continue to answer some of the questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: I am sorry to interrupt but we will have to move on. There are lots of questions and we are against the clock.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: Senator Devine also asked about refugee children and homelessness.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: I will give members an opportunity to pose supplementary questions. I will then ask the witnesses to answer any outstanding questions and to wrap up. We also have private committee business to deal with and I am conscious that members have other commitments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: Sorry to interrupt but I want to allow members to ask their questions and we will then come back to the witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: There are five supplementary questions for the delegates. I appreciate that I cut Ms Charles off midstream earlier and that she had not addressed all of the questions asked. We will have to wrap up in ten minutes. Each of the groups, therefore, will have five minutes in which to respond to the questions asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: Ms Bond will have the final word.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: Deputy Neville asked about the ratio of social workers and the private company hiring social workers. Are the witnesses aware of private companies having more success in hiring those people and is there an ideal ratio for a case load?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)
Jim Daly: Tusla would probably be able to give the Deputy a better insight when it comes before the committee.