Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 25:

In page 12, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:"(7) Notwithstanding subsection 4(b), subsection 4(c) and section 14(8)(d)(iii) a court may, on application to it in respect of a person under the age of 16, by order exempt the person from the application of section 8(2)(a) and section 14(8)(b) as to age, provided that the Court is satisfied, given the particular and exceptional circumstances of the person in respect of whom the application is made, that the granting of an exemption is manifestly in the best interests of the person.

(8) Where a court grants an exemption under subsection 7, a guardian of a child to whom the exemption applies may make an application under section 7 on behalf of the child.".