Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Last week during questions on promised legislation I asked the Minister to update the House on the family law Bill. I stated that fathers and mothers fight over the possibility of having their children removed from their custody. Courts deal with personal and sensitive matters including divorce, custody issues, children in State care, child maintenance and domestic violence. These courts are operating up and down the country, in every small town and city in Ireland. The facilities are inadequate. I have seen at first hand what is happening in these courts.

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