Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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288. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she and her Department, along with Tusla, will embark on an information and awareness raising campaign to attract new foster families willing to foster unaccompanied minors leaving refugee camps; her targets in that regards; if she is working with An Garda Síochána to fast track vetting for such families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35519/16]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I have asked Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to review its ability to provide safety, protection and hope to greater numbers of unaccompanied children, and to assess the additional resources that may be needed. This review will address the possible placement options that may be needed to meet the needs of the individual children involved. As this work progresses, the foster care capacity that is needed to support unaccompanied minors will be clarified. Any decisions regarding information campaigns to recruit or the assessment process for foster carers will be made in this context.