Results 26,041-26,060 of 33,058 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Just one second. I read through all the documents. I particularly noted the commissioning unit, the commissioning strategy and so on. My head was done in not with Mr. McBride, but with the language being used. Dr. Geoffrey Shannon came up with very specific recommendations because of the failure of communication on the ground between Tusla and An Garda Síochána in exercising its...
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Absolutely. I can quote the recommendations to Mr. McBride. There was no follow-up with An Garda Síochána and there was no one to explain the situation to the gardaí in question after they did their best in taking a child into care in an emergency. Nobody from Tusla was coming back to them and guiding them. There are all sorts of recommendations here in respect of training....
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I asked Mr. McBride about the recommendations in Dr. Shannon's report, where Tusla was in terms of complying with them and to revert to me.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Tusla inherited a situation in the form of the women's refuge in Rathmines. Where are we in terms of the irregularities? I do not like to be parochial when highlighting matters, but this is a serious issue from what I have read. It appeared in the newspaper last year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: When will we be aware of that? Will something be published as to what has been learned from this debacle? Is the refuge open?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I understand that it is closed for other reasons.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I understand that. What is the status of Tusla's inquiry? Is it complete?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: This was in the newspaper last year. It has been more than a year. How could it take this long to review something? What is the review's status? What has Tusla learned from it? What will be made public?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Regarding residential placements, the expenditure has increased substantially. This is under independent placement provision on page 37. It has increased from €66.222 million to €72.137 million. Does this mean that prices have increased or more children have gone into care?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: More children going into care.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Say that again.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: What percentage-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: When I see the increase in the overall cost, it is a result of more children going into care.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It has not increased.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Has the number of supervision orders increased?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Why?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Mr. McBride-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: One second, please. The legislation is there. The courts are there. They are willing and able to give supervision orders. How many times has Tusla applied for supervision orders and been refused? What resources does Tusla need for supervision orders, bearing in mind that it is under national and European legal obligations to keep families together as much as possible? Of course Tusla...
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: One second, please. These orders are important in terms of value for money, but they are even more important for children and families. We all know that a care order should be a last resort, so there is provision for supervision orders, but why are these not being used? What resources are there? What arguments have been made to any Government to fund Tusla so that it might apply for...
- Public Accounts Committee: Tusla - Financial Statements 2016 (19 Oct 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Okay. Answer that point.