Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 10:

In page 8, to delete lines 34 and 35.

This is a crucial amendment and we were glad that it was not ruled out of order. We believe that the guardian ad litem is being demoted to witness status, which means that he or she is not necessarily a party to all proceedings and that he or she can be called as a witness if required, which means they may not be involved in all of the proceedings and that they may be called as a witness for part of it, but not all of it and that they are operating in the dark in that regard. I strongly feel that this demotes the status of a guardian ad litem.