Maria Corrigan (Fianna Fail)

Will the Leader clarify that residential facilities for non-national children seeking asylum are not under the remit of the social services inspectorate? If so, what measures can be taken to ensure they would fall under its remit, as this is critically important? Will the Leader also confirm that residential facilities for children with disabilities fall under the inspectorate's remit? They were previously exempt but plans were announced earlier this year to bring them under its remit.

Last week I asked if it would be possible for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to come to the House to address the Law Reform Commission's recent report on vulnerable adults and the law. Will the Leader ask the Minister, when he comes to the House, to address the vulnerabilities facing those with mild intellectual disabilities in terms of their protection within society and their right to participate as equal citizens? I ask that he focus specifically on the support services in place when such persons graduate from schools catering for their disabilities. The parents of such vulnerable persons often find there are no automatic linkages into other support services. These parents only come to our attention when they are in crisis, either because they are in danger of losing their children or because the latter have fallen into criminal activity as a consequence of their vulnerability.