Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is a very interesting idea. My final question is on the breach of care orders, an issue that came up earlier and which was also referred to at last week's meeting by Dr. Róisín O'Shea. It is quite shocking that care orders on access are being ignored and no sanctions are being applied. What sanctions do our guests think should apply? We discussed the issue last week in the context of the example of a victim parent who had been denied access being granted more access. What sanctions would be appropriate? An issue was also raised regarding the forms in the courts. Dr. O'Shea had analysed 400 cases of breaches of access orders and found that no penalty or sanction had been imposed because the application forms had not been used.