Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (Resumed)
9:00 am
Kate 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.