Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 24:

In page 76, to delete lines 28 and 29 and substitute the following: “(i) in section 23V, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) If the Child and Family Agency believes that a person who is arranging or undertaking a private foster care arrangement is doing so in contravention of subsection (1) or (2), it may apply—

(a) to the Family District Court or the District Court for an order either—

(i) that the child be taken into its care under section 13, or

(ii) that the arrangement be terminated and the child returned to his or her parents or guardian,

or

(b) to the Family District Court or the Family Circuit Court for an order either—

(i) that the child be taken into its care under section 17 or 18, or

(ii) that the arrangement be terminated and the child returned to his or her parents or guardian,

and the Court may order accordingly.”,”.

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