Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Enforcement of Court Orders relating to Child Maintenance, Access and Custody: Discussion

Ms Louise Bayliss:

Yes, we know exactly. We must know that the State will step in if there is no reliable relative and will bridge the gap. That would be very easy to do. As the Senator said, the group is marginalised. There are not many involved, so we could easily identify them and make sure each child is entitled to a right as his or her human right. If the child's father or other parent is not present to provide, the State should step in and bridge the gap between social welfare-----

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