Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 October 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Chapter 13 - Guardian Ad Litem Follow-up Report

9:30 am

Mr. Kevin McCarthy:

It is the nature of the research. Longitudinal research, by definition, takes time because it involves tracking the progress of people over time. People who have volunteered to participate in the study would be participating on an ongoing basis and the ultimate research will reflect their experience, development and progression in the years after their time on the campus.