Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. I am very happy to know she is addressing the pay disparity. It is a big issue. These parents chatted to the professionals before speaking to me. This debate will be repeated because they have also chatted to other Oireachtas Members. This will also be raised in the Dáil. I am happy about the recruitment. The parents feel international recruitment is very important. The Derry issue, which the Minister of State cited, is very important. It would be great if we could correct this and if the CORU rules could be adjusted. These are the fundamental points that parents raised. We cannot raise new issues in a debate such as this but they were also concerned that there is a bureaucracy with regard to establishing parentage. The guardian of the child is the guardian of the child. It is a bit archaic and arcane that they are asked to present evidence they are the parent of the child. I ask the Minister of State to note this.