Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I support the idea of notifying the Child and Family Agency. I do not see any harm in it. We have all experienced cases in which people were excluded from certain areas, including parks. It is important that community projects, social workers and outreach workers be kept informed in this regard. There are existing rules for informing the relevant authorities. What is being proposed will reinforce the system. The authorities will be able to ensure the people in question, particularly the younger ones, will be directed in the right direction, not just excluded from an area. We have witnessed so many times that, regardless of whether we like it, they gravitate back towards the area. There should be an alternative place to go to. All one is doing is pushing people into breaking the order in the first place.

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