Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Nobody wants that. Nobody is out to prejudice a case or anything else but where there are concerns around the welfare of one's child, such as when one's child is eating 70 cent noodles and drinking diluted water, as a parent I have a right to know because according to the Department's guidelines, children have to have hot meals. Children have rights so let us be clear that parents are entitled to be informed when that happens. On that matter, a helpline has been set up by Tusla so we should take this opportunity to share that number among members so we can pass it on.