Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I agree with Mr. Barry. Anywhere there are gaps in services, vulnerable people tend to fall through those gaps and end up being harmed. Mr. Geiran mentioned banning the use of mechanical restraints on children. How often is this practice used? What are these mechanical restraints? Even reading those words, it sounds very draconian. How long are children being restrained for? What alternatives can be used instead?