Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This committee meeting is to begin our pre-legislative scrutiny of the Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017 regarding guardians ad litem. We will begin our consideration of this very important piece of legislation by hearing from representatives of Barnardos and the Children's Rights Alliance. Later in the morning the Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs will meet with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zappone and officials from her Department to consider Revised Estimates for Public Services - Vote 40. I propose that the committee now moves into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.