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Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: With regard to Tusla's staffing constraints, we all hear about the unallocated cases. I know we are technically dealing with the 2017 accounts, but I remember that quite a few years ago there was a big issue in Portlaoise or the midlands. A filing cabinet of unallocated cases showed up. When Tusla receives a referral, how long does it take for the case to be allocated? What triage system...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: For clarity, does mandatory reporting now exist?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: If a schoolteacher or nurse sees an issue, he or she must report it. That will probably increase the number of referrals.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Will Mr. Smyth comment on the weekend cover?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: There is an agency that will cover for Tusla.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Will Mr. Smyth comment on Tusla's computer system?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Smyth can send the name of the agency to the committee.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Does it provide nationwide cover or is the position different in the regions?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Five Rivers. Thank you.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Out of a total figure of-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: There must be.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Not now, but can Mr. Smyth give us a list of the main agencies?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: He can send it on to the committee.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: The rate works out at approximately €35 per hour for 24 hours per day and 365 days per year. A house with four children would cost €1.2 million.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: There is probably a staffing level of ten or 12 people-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: -----covering five shifts per 40-hour week and holidays. It is a good little business. That is the point the Deputy is making.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: I have a question on the other 5,000 children in foster care. The fostering payment comes from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: How much does Tusla pay?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Some of the settings are in family homes, not-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: What is the bill? I had believed that the fostering grant came from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, but Tusla pays it.