Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach said yesterday that legislation providing for the establishment of the new child and family support agency will come before the Dáil in the new year. Is it not necessary for that legislation to be in place before the agency can be established? The Minister has given a commitment that the agency will be established in January. Can the agency be established prior to the commencement of the legislation?

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