Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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573. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if additional funding will be allocated to Tusla in view of the anticipated increase in numbers of refugee children arriving here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36263/16]

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 this includes the assessment of the resources that may be needed. Any decisions regarding resources will be made in this context.