Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2025-12-09
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Lynn Ruane (IND), University of Dublin

This ties in a little with a question I asked last week. I am not sure whether the Minister of State has had an opportunity between then and now to clarify the position, because it was in a slightly different context from this. What is the course of action for a child who is in Oberstown in the context of section 62 and amendment No. 173? The child is not under the care of Tusla or the agency. Effectively, Oberstown falls under the remit of the Department of children. The parents of these children may be still involved in their lives and Tusla may have never been involved. I am still unsure as to whether the guardian ad litem service is offered in this situation to kids in Oberstown? I am unsure as to the situation in which this category of young children might find themselves.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-09