Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the possibility that the Minister could examine a practical example. I am sure some cases can be brought to his attention. There is a slight amount of unrest because, whether a blood relative or not, a parent wants to provide for his or her children. Would the Minister consider a practical example in a case in which a child was resident for four years, nine months and 22 days, or four years and 11 months, and missed out on the benefit of the higher threshold? I welcome the children and family relationships Bill that is going through the Department of Justice and Equality in that it would recognise families in all their forms. This anomaly could be examined in individual cases.

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