Child Protection: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2024-10-15
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Mary Lou McDonald (SF), Dublin Central

The political cut and thrust can be bruising, and I accept that this comes with the territory, but as we now get ready to go to the people and as we ask people for their votes and their trust, we should remember there is a fundamental responsibility to the children and young people at the centre of these matters and that responsibility, and that responsibility alone, should be the priority for all of us.

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Sitting date: 2024-10-15