Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Public Accounts Committee
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service
9:00 am
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
They shared an average of €126,000. As we have seen, the range is very high. Why only 60? I am also looking at the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, which states Ireland does not compare favourably with the UK and has the lowest numbers of guardians ad litemper 10,000 children at 0.54. Is it a closed shop? It is extraordinary that it is so small in number, given the volume of children who need to be represented. Then we look at the scale of money being made. Will Mr. McBride enlighten me on why this is the case?
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