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:

We would certainly like to be able to introduce the new system as quickly as possible thereafter. The procurement process will take a number of months and cannot kick in until after the legislation has been enacted. We will have the request for tender documentation and all of the preparatory work done at the same time, but there will be a number of months under the normal procurement rules during which the process will proceed. If all goes well, implementation is expected to occur during the course of 2018.