Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 6:

In page 5, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:

"(7) Where a consent is given under subsection (6), the foster parent or relative of the child shall inform the Health Service Executive as soon as may be reasonable.".

In this Bill we are giving foster parents more autonomy. They do not have to report to the HSE that medical or psychiatric assessments or examinations have been carried out. There should still be an onus on the foster parents to inform the relevant authority that an examination of a serious nature is to be carried out. It would do no harm to keep a record on their behalf. It would be dangerous to go from the scenario where the HSE must be informed about everything to not informing it about anything at all. The foster parent, depending on the examination, should inform the HSE that it took place.