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
Mr. Cormac Quinlan:
It is a fair question. Normally, the evidence Tusla brings before a court in a case of neglect has what I call "past harms". Something has happened, the child has been neglected and the impact of that neglect is well-known. We may have tried to address those issues with the family and the parents to resolve it and been unsuccessful.