Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

If the Minister of State accepts the principle of shared parenting, there should be a shared arrangement. I endorse the points made by Deputy Boyd Barrett. We are all too familiar with separated fathers who are living in tiny bedsits or one-bedroom flats who do not have the opportunity to have their children living with them because of the serious housing crisis. The Minister of State is also completely ignoring that. In most cases, such parents have very limited means indeed. How can he justify it?

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