Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 September 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Child Protection Audit: Dr. Geoffrey Shannon

9:00 am

Dr. Geoffrey Shannon:

It is important there is public accountability while at the same time protecting the anonymity of the child. This would be important in any proper public discourse on child protection. We need a provision that balances the privacy rights of parties as well as providing us with an accurate picture of how the family and child protection system operates.