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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)

Verona Murphy: Less than five out of how many?

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

Verona Murphy: How many reviews did the compliance unit in Tusla deal with?

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

Verona Murphy: Thank you. I am just out of time so-----

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

Verona Murphy: How many financial statements is the compliance unit waiting on?

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

Verona Murphy: I ask Mr. Smyth to come back in writing with that answer.

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

Verona Murphy: I thank the witnesses. I want to come back in on foster carers. I heard the breakdown regarding private foster care provision versus that provided by Tusla. If a foster carer has a child with special needs or autism, is respite and support provided to the family providing foster care?

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

Verona Murphy: I received a report from a family. The family was providing foster care for ten years and, despite asking, they have never been provided with respite. They are at the point of giving up due to their own health suffering. Is that common?

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

Verona Murphy: Would Ms Duggan mind detailing the new protocol in writing to the committee?

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

Verona Murphy: Are respite services available through Tusla? Is a respite service available in Wexford for children who are fostered through Tusla or are there just general service providers in the private sector?

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

Verona Murphy: Is there a respite residency available in Wexford?

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

Verona Murphy: My information is there is none available in Wexford and the family has been offered no respite for ten years. They are now being offered respite, but it is in Enniskerry. The concern is that it is a long way for an autistic child to be removed for respite and for a family to have to travel in the event a difficulty arises. I appreciate everything cannot be solved on the one day. Is it...

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

Verona Murphy: I have a very short time. I have one quick question. I am concerned as to whether a family providing foster care is receiving more support. If there is €200 of a disparity, that does not seem like a lot of money for a private provider to be able to give more support for the care provided. This family has a visit four times a year from a social worker, generally four different...

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

Verona Murphy: So there is a disparity in the level of service being provided across the country. I do not say that is the fault of Tusla; I am establishing the fact. Is that the case?

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

Verona Murphy: I thank Mr. Gloster.

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

Verona Murphy: The witnesses may not be able to answer my question, but they may let us have the information. What is the rate of attrition among current foster carers on an annual basis?

Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: I hope I will not need it all. I have had a good look at and put plenty of thought into the key recommendations. First and foremost, I want to thank those who took part in the assembly. Before I move on to the specifics, based on the engagement I have had at constituent level, I want to highlight the fact a citizens’ assembly is not necessarily representative of the population as a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: In 2018, the people of Wexford raised over €250,000, in consultation with and at the request of the HSE, to provide an MRI scanner for Wexford General Hospital. At the moment we have a service-level agreement with a private provider but unfortunately, we have not yet received our MRI scanner. A charity is now paying interest on the €250,000 that was raised while it sits in the...

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

Verona Murphy: The purpose of the Bill is to provide a consistency in the type and availability of autism services that exist across the country. Although the Bill was first introduced in 2017, many of the problems that it sought to address still remain issues today. This highlights the need for legislative intervention. For those familiar with autism, they will know that it contains many different...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (20 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Minister for her positive response. The engagement between the Minister and me has always been positive and I am pleased with her response. I again extend the invitation to the Minister to visit New Ross so the principal of the school, Mr. Pat Rossiter, can have the opportunity to show her around. I was there for the delivery in 2019 of the grant of funding for the new build....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (20 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: A matter has arisen this morning in regard to the Christian Brothers Primary School in Wexford, which had a publicised closure to students this week because of a Covid outbreak. I emphasise the closure was for students because they were asked not to come to school, although all teachers and staff attended at school in order to provide online learning. This has generated poor publicity. The...