Ciara Conway (Waterford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Can the Minister clarify the situation in respect of minors in the care of health boards? That issue came up in respect of consent. Unfortunately, the situation arises where children are in the care of the State and we need to know how they will be treated. Is there any provision to be made in respect of those cases? We know that the X case was in respect of a minor. The Law Reform Commission has recently published a whole paper on consent, especially in the area of minors. It is an issue we should examine.