Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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Looking back, it seems to have been a very bad decision, because the Children Act advisory board at least brought in regulations. There was no statutory basis to it, but at least they were there with an advisory role to monitor. It seems to me a very bad decision to abolish that. When the Department was set up it was not in a position to take action. It was 2011 when Dr. Lynch's Department was set up.