Legislative Measures
Seanad Éireann — 2023-05-17
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Micheál Carrigy (FG), Industrial and Commercial Panel

I thank the Minister of State. I suppose her reply tells me that everything is okay and that everyone is satisfied but what we hear from parents and parents' groups does not correspond with what is in the statement from the Department of Justice. I ask that this be communicated to the Department of Justice. We need to sit own and tease out where the issues are, because there are issues of concern. Ultimately, we need to protect those who are most vulnerable in our society. What we hear, and what we heard at the committee, does not marry with what was in the statement today. I ask that this concern be taken back to the Department of Justice and that it furnishes me with an updated reply or looks at the Acts I mentioned to see where there are issues and makes the necessary changes.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-17