James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank everybody for their very useful interventions. We are ad idemhere. We want to make our country safer for children.We all acknowledge that our history in this regard is nothing to be proud of, as many people have pointed out, and we continue to wish to improve our legislation to reflect the need for us all to be alert when it comes to keeping children safe. It is a matter for all of us, not just one person because they happen to be in charge or charged with the care of a child. We should all be alive to the issue.

I also wish to inform the committee of an issue-----