Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 October 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Photo of Kate O'ConnellKate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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I thank all those present for coming in. Like Deputy Durkan, I was stuck a the car for hours this morning.

I welcome the work that Senator Kelleher has done on this. In anything we do to safeguard vulnerable people from abuse, or from people taking advantage of them, I suggest that we constantly review our practices. Where there are gaps, people will obviously take advantage; people are in the business of taking advantage. Anything we do must be constantly subject to review to make sure that there are not people taking advantage of situations. Again, I compliment Senator Kelleher on her work so far in this area. She has my full support.