Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Dr. Niall Muldoon:

We agree that it should be an independent statutory body formalised under the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, rather than the Department of Justice and Equality, to make sure children will be at its core. We need to discuss the format to bring it about. That is the way we see it happening.