Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

General Scheme of the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Fianna Fail)
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Absolutely. However, because people within officialdom are afraid to make decisions sometimes - I say that respectfully - you need to have a leader who understands how the system works and where the Courts Service can go to, where the family can to go and who understands there is a process. We love processes. At the same time, in the Children Act the child is at the centre and the best outcomes for the child is what should be leading it all the way.