Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. Muldoon and his team for their work, as ever. Dr. Muldoon has spoken about staffing issues previously. He has also spoken today about the increased remit of his office in terms of its monitoring of the implementation of the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual, and Gender-Based Violence and the actions around that.

Have the witnesses further comment to make on the staffing resources they will need to address that wider remit?

Dr. Muldoon mentioned advocating for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child being incorporated into legislation. Is there any particular legislation or missed opportunities in recent years he would care to mention? He also spoke of the State giving more attention to special measures for particular groups of children in emergency situations. Is that in reference to emergency accommodation or children in homelessness? I would welcome his comment on that area.