Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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I have an observation to make on one of Ms Martin's closing remarks. She stated, "the consent of the abuser is needed for children to attend counselling" and she made reference to the children being witness to these incidents, which is horrifying to me, not only as a parent but as a parliamentarian as well.

Is there a remedy for that aside from guardianship ad litem, which comes much later in the process? Is there an obstacle to a child accessing counselling services if the mother consents? Is there some sort of blockage I am not picking up on?