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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is correct.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask members to take care. We are in the middle of a review and we do not have all the information. In fairness to staff, we should be careful in what we say in both questioning and commentary.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I understand that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: As Chair, I must be cognisant that there are several sides in the equation. I must be fair and balanced.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Is Mr. Jeyes saying that none of the cases were notified to senior management?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I was given the letter independently.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Who monitors the IT system of Tusla?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Will Mr. Jeyes explain what he means by shared services around the IT system?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: In saying that, Tusla should have a dedicated IT service.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: On the point of IT-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Is there an integrated, joined-up approach?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: We will take that up afterwards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: We should have a debate on that issue as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: If Deputy Fleming is saying, and I am a former school teacher, that a school principal, social worker, a public health nurse or local member of the Garda or a juvenile liaison officer does not have the confidence and the perception is why bother, that culture needs to be changed and we need to see that people on the ground have confidence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I am not just talking about Laois-Offaly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: To be fair, Mr. Jeyes has always been open and transparent with the joint committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: The staff with whom we deal are professional and very thorough. It is distressing that Deputy Fleming who is a long-serving member can say that. I am aware that Mr. Jeyes acknowledges that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I will allow Senator van Turnhout make a brief contribution.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Jeyes referred to the number of files, an increase from 700 to 1,200 files.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Protection Services in the Midlands: Tusla (7 May 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Jeyes and his staff, and Mr. Lee and Mr. McBride for being here this morning. I acknowledge Mr. Jeyes is always available and keeps everything open with us. I appreciate this and I thank him for it. I ask him to keep us updated on the review and, when appropriate, any developments relevant to this matter we would appreciate it. As Senator van Turnhout stated, and we spoke...