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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: In the case of something like that there should be a process to move the woman and children within 24 hours.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: No matter where they are, if the abuser knows where they are ,they are in imminent danger from the minute the abuser gets that information. They could be there within 60 minutes. It is essential that there is a proper process.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: Can Ms Duggan write to us and let us know when there is a process in place?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: I urge her to expedite such a process. We do not want to see somebody seriously injured or killed as a result of a breach of data by Tusla, one of our State agencies. I will ask about the State Claims Agency. A huge volume of claims being managed by the agency. The C and AG said there is a value of approximately €71 million-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: That is a phenomenal amount for the State Claims Agency to be managing in respect of matters on the part of Tusla. For some reason it goes to the agency, though I am not clear why. Could the witnesses briefly tell me why that is?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: Why are matters referred to the State Claims Agency rather than managed directly by Tusla?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: Is there potentially approximately €71 million to be paid for personal injury claims?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: Why is there such a high level of personal injury claims against Tusla?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: I appreciate that but it is a phenomenal number.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: How many claims are ongoing?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: I have four seconds left.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: I appreciate Tusla staff are under phenomenal pressure and I thank them for all of their work. However, what measures is the agency trying to take to mitigate the assaults against people who work with Tusla along with the legal risk?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: How much of that was third party as in not claimed by employees?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2024: Tusla - the Child and Family Agency (2 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: Why were there claims from members of the public?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: I would like to extend all my condolences to everyone here who has lost a loved one. Well done to Ms Gray. She did very well. I want to follow on from Deputy Currie and the Cathaoirleach in terms of where we are at with this. It would be really helpful if the RSA sent us a briefing note. I am totally confused as to why there are 11 different systems and many different contractors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: It would be really helpful is the RSA sent us a background, a briefing note and a breakdown of that 60,000. I reiterate that we need to have that loophole closed. We do not want to hear that the RSA is continuing to scope it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: Does Mr. Walsh have data on the number who book a driving test but do not turn up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: The RSA might include that in the briefing note as well. When could we expect that briefing note?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: We might follow up if we do not receive it within two weeks. I would also like to talk to the gardaí. I express my condolences on the passing of Garda Flatley. He was from my own constituency and I was very sorry to hear of his death. In terms of the roads policing unit, I am a little bit confused about the numbers. What is the target number for both vehicles and resources? I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Road Safety: Discussion (8 Oct 2025)

Grace Boland: I am not trying to catch Dr. Coxon out. When I go to my primary care centre and ask how many full-time physiotherapists it has, I am told it is meant to have ten but it only has six. Its ideal number is ten. I am very confused as to why-----