Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Unfortunately, far more guardians ad litemwill be required. We must have them but it is a reflection of a breakdown in society. It is also a reflection of money going in at the end rather than the beginning. Dr. Lynch stated that the service is committed to prevention. That certainly has not been my experience. I do not blame those involved in the service in the sense that it is Government policy. For example, people in Galway are struggling at every level to provide a preventative service. We will have to put more money in at the end of the process, in court, which is very difficult while the money is not being put into the preventative sector. Perhaps Dr. Lynch would like to comment on that.