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

Photo of Lynn RuaneLynn Ruane (Independent)
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I cannot stand over the semantics of that. If they are currently being harmed or currently at risk or currently being neglected, it is already in the provision. You do not add "likely to be". "Likely to be" is based on the assumption that something is not happening but could happen.