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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to put in place cost rental and cost purchase housing or affordable housing models. [29659/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure persons whose incomes are above the maximum levels for local authority housing, but for whom mortgages are out of reach, can find housing that is affordable and long term. [29660/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (27 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of local authority mortgages approved and granted in each of the years 2013 to 2016. [29657/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (27 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the number of mortgages provided by local authorities. [29658/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Very well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Cuirim fáilte roimh na hoifigigh ó Tusla anseo ar maidin. Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leo as a bheith anseo linn. I welcome from Tusla Mr. Fred McBride, chief executive, Mr. Jim Gibson, chief operations officer, and Mr. Cormac Quinlan, director of policy and strategy, and thank each of them for appearing before the committee today. I also welcome our colleagues in the Public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank Mr. McBride for that comprehensive presentation. We move now to questions from members of the committee, starting with Deputy Jan O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In light of the fact that the Deputy must attend another meeting, we might go straight back to the Tusla representatives for answers to those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Is Senator Devine satisfied that her questions were answered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Are Deputies Rabbitte and Funchion satisfied they have received answers to their questions? They might have another chance to ask further questions later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: To preface my remarks, I absolutely accept that Tusla's job is very difficult. It is worth saying that Ireland has a very unhappy history in respect of child protection. Generationally, we have failed children and there is no doubt that Tusla came into a very difficult situation. At the time that Tusla was being established and the legislation to do so was passing through Dáil...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Does Mr. Quinlan feel he should have been interviewed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Before Mr. Quinlan speaks, one or two matters are outstanding. A specific question was asked about an audit and I welcome the comment in that regard, but the question was on whether the retention level of child protection social workers had surpassed the departing number. Regarding the cultural issue, the Shannon report made a specific point about social workers supposedly leaving the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: What about the specific question about child protection social workers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We will aim to conclude by 11.30 a.m. so there will be another round of supplementary questions. I call Deputy Jan O'Sullivan first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am conscious of time pressure. We will move on to the final questions. I call on Deputy Funchion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: As I have been Acting Chairman from only 9 a.m., I am not sure of the answer to the Senator's question. We can discuss it in private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Does Deputy Neville have anything to add?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have three brief questions and a short answer to them will suffice. Mr. McBride said that he is hopeful that the budget will provide for Tusla to deal with most of the unallocated cases. Can he put a number, even a rough figure, on what net gain Tusla would require at the start of the year?