Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

It is not agreed. The Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2006 has already passed through the Seanad and has gone through Second and Committee Stages, yet the Minister has brought forward very substantive amendments which in our view fundamentally alter the nature and purpose of the Bill. These amendments do not relate to the very specific and narrow original purpose of the Bill, which was to address the issue of foster care.

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