Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The last thing parents need if they are concerned this morning about leaving their child in a child care facility after what they saw on television on Tuesday night is for this issue to be turned into a political football in the House. We have a problem that needs to be resolved. It will be resolved and there is an obligation on everybody to work to do so. The Government established a dedicated Department of Children and Youth Affairs to deal with issues associated with children.

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