Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I bow to people who have a lot more education from the point of view of law and how to phrase amendments. I am sure that the wording "as far as practicable" will do the right thing.

The UN convention lists further measures such as rights to health care and housing. The insertion of the word "equally" would have the benefit of strengthening the article. We have one opportunity to do this - I am sure the Minister shares this view - and to do so as equally as possible. The Minister has said that the phrase "all children" includes the sense of "equally". It is important that the children of working-class people and those of wealthy people are treated equally in society, are equally respected and have equal access to education, health care and so on. The amendment is a genuine attempt to ensure that is the case.

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