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Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Business of Joint Committee (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for marking the tenth anniversary. It is very important for the families and for their relatives to have their names read aloud here today. The Leas-Chathaoirleach has done sterling work in remembering them. At the same time, I totally agree, as I think all of us will, that while a lot has been done there is an awful lot more to do when it comes to Traveller...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the witnesses for being here. What is the overall Tusla budget?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: What proportion of the €1.3 billion is set aside for ethnic minorities, Travellers and Roma?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I recognise the work done by Tusla and thank the witnesses for attending. It is hard to believe that this is the first time the chief executive has appeared before this committee. Our vision is to support the Traveller community and ethnic minorities, and that is why I ask my questions in a certain way. A figure of 4% was mentioned.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes, it is 4% of dedicated and ring-fenced funding out of €1.3 billion. Having seen the statistics on the number of young people from Traveller families who are in care or in the need of care, I have to ask the following questions. How much of the €4 million is spent on preventing families or children going into the system of care or residential care? What is the €4...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Dormant accounts funding is not permanent.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Initiatives.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I am talking about the permanent funding line.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I hear Ms Duggan.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I totally understand. I want to hear about prevention.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes, I know.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: All right. Where is the strategy within Tusla for prevention? If we do not target prevention, we cannot reduce the number of the 6% of children who are in residential, respite or foster care. Funding has gone from 4% of the budget to 2% of €1.3 billion is being spent on care for an ethnic minority grouping to prevent them entering the care system.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: That is part of the point, is it not?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: We do not have the data.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I am sorry, but I prefer to go over and back with witnesses.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I know that. Believe it or not, by being unclear, Ms Duggan is actually being very clear. The thing is that I am on the clock all the time. I know the answer about the money. Ms Duggan has told me that a certain amount of funding targets children under five years of age from the point of view of prevention. I see that €1.2 million is being spent on tests and everything else on...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: -----suicide and how a family can fall apart quite easily following a traumatic event-----

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: -----when Tusla only targets children under five years of age, a huge proportion are left behind.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Can the witnesses talk about the reform taking place within Tusla at the moment? How are they ensuring the reform within Tusla combining social work and family support includes good knowledge and understanding? Actually, we are protecting our social workers from burnout because now we are expecting more of them. I do not think this reform is being received positively, from what I am...