Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth
General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion
Ms Lara Hynes:
That is not, a "likely", it states, "the child requires care or protection which he or she is unlikely to receive". That was put in because there may be a situation in which a new partner moves into a family home who already has convictions of assault or sexual abuse of a child. It is intended to address particular situations.
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