122. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, following on from his statement in the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children on 20 September 2023, relating to his current lack of confidence in the child safeguarding measures of an organisation (details supplied), and subsequent media coverage of same, he will detail his role and remit, and that of agencies under his Department, in respect of ensuring that children are currently safeguarded when engaged by the staff of the organisation; to detail his role and remit in ensuring that the organisation is adhering to the State's child safeguarding and reporting requirements; to detail his powers where he does not have confidence in such an organisation for these reasons; and what role the State can play to ensure that current children are not at risk where such an organisation is not fulfilling its function to the confidence of the Minister. [41696/23]

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122. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, following on from his statement in the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children on 20 September 2023, relating to his current lack of confidence in the child safeguarding measures of an organisation (details supplied), and subsequent media coverage of same, he will detail his role and remit, and that of agencies under his Department, in respect of ensuring that children are currently safeguarded when engaged by the staff of the organisation; to detail his role and remit in ensuring that the organisation is adhering to the State's child safeguarding and reporting requirements; to detail his powers where he does not have confidence in such an organisation for these reasons; and what role the State can play to ensure that current children are not at risk where such an organisation is not fulfilling its function to the confidence of the Minister. [41696/23]

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