Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if immigration and asylum legislation takes precedence over the Child Care Act 1991 in matters concerning separated children, particularly with regards to the provision of an after-care service to separated children who have turned 18 years. [21022/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The legislation referred to by the Deputy deals with a number of distinct areas of law. While in practice there will be particular circumstances when the legislation referred to will act in a complementary fashion, including those outlined by the Deputy, they remain distinct areas of law. Therefore it is not a question of precedence as to laws but rather a consideration in each individual case of all the relevant factors and applicable legislation.