Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 April 2017
805. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a supervised residential unit (details supplied) in Letterkenny, County Donegal, will be reopened; and if her attention has been drawn to the distress that this prolonged closure has caused. [17697/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have been informed by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, that at this time all Tusla Children’s Residential Centres in the West are under review to determine how the needs of the young people in the region may be best met. I am advised that consideration is being given to the demands on each service and ensuring that each Centre’s purpose and function fits with the overall plan for services for troubled young people in the West. Within this context, the purpose and function of the Centre in question will be finalised.
Every effort is being made to minimise any disruption to staff and young people. The staff team in the facility concerned is currently involved in providing outreach to support young people in other placements as well as facilitating access and activities for children and families in difficult circumstances.
