Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 June 2024

Committee on Public Petitions

Amendment of the Child Care Act 1991: Engagement with the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice

1:30 pm

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. Markey for being so honest about his own situation and lived experience. This question is for any of the witnesses and is in the knowledge that the court proceedings are held in camera and the witnesses are not present.

Do the witnesses feel that the justices, and I do not want to name or implicate anyone, are qualified or have the temperament to deal with the situation? I am always looking in the system for the retraining and updating of training for justices in the normal administration of justice because everything has changed much. Do the witnesses feel that the justice system and the people on the Bench have an understanding of the seriousness of this?

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