Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 January 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service

9:00 am

Dr. Fergal Lynch:

Indeed, there would be in-house legal representatives. Part of the proposal specifically references in-house legal personnel who would be employed internally. There is also provision for a panel for external situations and more complex cases. Both the GALS and the legal personnel could be employed internally within the national service provider. That would hopefully have a big positive impact on the-----