Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I remind members of the constitutional requirement that members must be physically present within the confines of the place in which Parliament has chosen to sit, namely, Leinster House, in order to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a member to participate where he or she is not adhering to the constitutional requirement. Therefore, any member who attempts to participate from outside the precincts will be asked to leave the meeting.

The first petition we have is Petition No. P00035/22 which is entitled "Amend the Child Care Act 1991 to provide HIQA with the necessary powers to sanction Tusla, Child and Family Agency when it fails to meet its statutory obligations". The petition is from Ms Anna Kavanagh. At our meeting on 15 November, it was agreed that the correspondence from the Ombudsman for Children be forwarded to the petitioner for comment within 14 days and that there could be a potential invitation for a Minister to appear depending on the response received. Do members have any views on that?