Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth
General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion
Ms Lara Hynes:
It is a cap. Basically, the period is usually about a month but we are putting in a provision such that it can be for three months if, for example, the child needs to be assessed. That is not going to happen within a month. That is included as another option so everybody does not have to keep going back to court.
Mr. Wolfe might address the question on the healthcare assistants and then I might speak to a couple of other points.