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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