Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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575. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when Tusla will finalise its annual business plan for 2022. [4990/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Tusla's Business Plan development is underpinned by a specific legislative process. The annual Business Plan outlines proposed activities for the year and the proposed allocation of the Agency's financial resources.

I issued my Performance Statement 2022 to Tusla on the 18th November 2021 in accordance with section 44 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013. Subsequently, the Chairperson of the Tusla Board formally submitted the Business Plan 2022 to my Department, prepared on foot of the Performance Statement 2022, and in accordance with section 46 of the Act, on the 20th December 2021.

I, as Minister, may then direct Tusla to amend the Plan within 30 days of receipt of the Business Plan under section 46 of the Act. The Business Plan 2022 was examined in detail within my Department and based on this examination, and my views, I issued a letter to the Tusla Chairperson on the 19th January 2022. On the basis of this feedback, the Business Plan 2022 is undergoing the final edits for publication.

The updated Business Plan was due to be presented to the Tusla Board on the 28th January 2022, and I await the formal submission of the finalised Business Plan 2022 from Tusla in due course.

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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576. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the internal vetting policy within Tusla (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5050/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that my officials have asked Tusla to respond to you directly on this matter.