Seanad debates

Thursday, 6 May 2010

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages

 

11:00 am

Photo of Ciarán CannonCiarán Cannon (Fine Gael)

I will withdraw it on the basis of the significant improvements in reporting mentioned by the Minister of State. I appreciate that he places great value on the experiences and suggestions of Ms Rafter and others on the issue of how we can improve child care. I refer, in particular, to the issues of secure care placements and special care. In that context, I wonder if it is possible for us to learn from the experiences of the representatives of those who have availed of these facilities. Perhaps we could take on board some of the suggestions they might make. Has provision been made for such representation, for example, during the annual review process mentioned by the Minister of State? Would it be possible for such a provision to be made?

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