Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy seems to be making a habit of trying to raise legal cases in the House. I could not answer his last question and I cannot answer this or the next question either. I have the same answer on all of them. The case is subject to legal proceedings involving the named person and the Department and therefore I cannot comment at this juncture. I have the exact same answer for the next question. The place to resolve legal proceedings is not the House. We have an appeals process that I would like to think is effective, independent and that works for people, but if someone decides to go to court to resolve a difference of opinion on a decision the Department has made, it is impossible for me to comment in any way that is helpful without impacting on those cases. I have been asked not to do that.

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