Averil Power (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am disappointed by the Minister's response because I genuinely believe that the amendment, as rephrased, is clear in its intent, in that it only covers professional childminders. I do not accept the Minister's differentiation from a child protection perspective. The Bill will cover people working as professional childminders through an agency, but it will not cover non-agency professional childminders. This is not right and I see no legitimate grounds for it. For this reason, I will push the amendment to a vote.