Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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I understand from the Minister's Second Stage speech that the Bill contains a presumption in favour of the appointment of a guardian ad litem.

If so, I do not see how from a resource point of view of putting a charge on the Exchequer our amendments run contrary to that. What we are seeking to do through our amendments is buttress the existing system.