Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I intend to table an amendment on Report Stage to correct an error in the Long Title. The Long Title of the Bill refers to the National Educational Welfare Board. This amendment will update the Long Title to reflect the current position, namely, that the board is no longer in existence and that its functions were transferred to Tusla educational welfare services. As Members know, in order to fulfil its role Tusla educational welfare services is responsible for the provision of education welfare officers who engage with schools in identifying and dealing with issues of non-attendance of particular students and in general terms to implement the provisions of the Education (Welfare) Act 2000. It is simply a reflection of the history of the change.