Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We had requested the Courts Service not proceed with carrying out an independent review until at least after the committee had concluded its deliberations, following the engagement of the Courts Service and Justice for Wards. However, it did. We would have preferred a methodology which would have taken on board not only the committee's position but also the various concerns expressed by families of wards of court. Mazars has carried out that examination on behalf of the Courts Service. It covers a particular area. We believe there are other matters that also require to be addressed. In the absence of engagement with the wards' families, perhaps not all the information and experiences were to hand.