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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Tusla, the Child and Family Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome Mr. Gloster and his team to the committee. An article appeared on Monday, 27 September, in the Irish Examinerwhere Mr. Gloster spoke at length in respect of private provision of residential care. The article stated: Mr Gloster said that many private care placements were working well but added: “The bigger risk of that level of dependency on private care is private...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Tusla, the Child and Family Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I have a couple of questions following on from that. As I understand it, there is an entity called Positive Care, which is on Tusla's list of private providers. A cursory look at the information for this organisation shows that it runs 13 or 14 houses. Based on the ratios of staff to children, I conclude that there could be anything between 30 and 60 children being cared for across those...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Tusla, the Child and Family Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I acknowledge that and I appreciate Mr. Gloster's response. Tusla providers are inspected by HIQA but Tusla inspects the private providers on its list.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Tusla, the Child and Family Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: At what stage does Mr. Gloster anticipate there will be a change in that regime such that the private providers are inspected by HIQA?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Tusla, the Child and Family Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate the frankness of that response. It is about as frank as one can get. I hope the regime will change to reflect it. Historically, the Comptroller and Auditor General has reported significantly on the cost of the guardian ad litemservice. We are all mindful that the Child and Family Agency is about providing care for children and ensuring, in a court hearing or any judicial...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Tusla, the Child and Family Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: Mr. Gloster said in his opening statement: "The agency received referrals to its child protection and welfare service in 2020 at just below 70,000. It is important to note that in the early stages of the Covid-19 response, we saw a concerning decrease." Have all of those 70,000 referrals been expedited? Is Tusla on time and ahead of the curve in terms of all referrals that come to it in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the accounting methodology to be used for calculating emissions and removals from land use for the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51631/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that Project Woodland is delivering on its mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51630/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 364. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the anticipated recruitment of foresters or ecologists for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51889/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 365. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated total expenditure anticipated to run the Forestry Service for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51890/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 366. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Departments anticipated actual afforestation rate for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51891/21]

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: That is agreed, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I appreciate the opportunity to speak to this issue. We in the Labour Party will support the Bill. We are, however, up to our oxters in legislation on this issue, and I am not necessarily convinced that more legislation is the way forward, but we support the principle of the Bill. There is no question about that. We have to interrogate the numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 101. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the announcement for the sports capital grant will be made. [51366/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a special education transport grant will be paid to a person (details supplied). [51367/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Family Support Services (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 153. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a working family payment claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [51425/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Poverty (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a fuel allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [51464/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research Funding (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of successful Irish applicants for ERC grant funding for each of the years 2012 to 2021, in tabular form; and the nature of those awards. [51640/21]

Access of Competent Authorities to Centralised Bank Account Registries: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: There was an interesting article inThe Irish Times by Conor Lally. It stated: Gardaí have identified over 50 young people in and around one Co. Kerry town who were recruited as money mules for an international crime syndicate. The Irish Times understands a young man from Munster is believed to be working for the crime gang as a recruiter and his reach into the local population,...

Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: That is deeply patronising. It is the most condescending statement to make towards fellow Members. We speak with some level of authority and proof.

Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Deputy for clarifying that.