Guardianship of Infants and Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-30
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Maria McCormack (SF), Labour Panel

I move amendment No. 2:
In page 4, to delete lines 18 to 32 and substitute the following:
12C. (1) Where a person (in this section referred to as the ‘convicted guardian’) who is a guardian of a child is convicted in the State of the murder or manslaughter of a person who was, at the time of the commission of the offence concerned, another guardian of the child concerned the Child and Family Agency shall, as soon as practicable but not later than 3 months after the conviction or any extension of that period under subsection (2), apply to the court in that behalf for an order under subsection (3).”.
This amendment seeks to strengthen section 12C by requiring the Child and Family Agency to apply to the courts in every case following conviction. I believe the Minister has covered this already. He answered everything in my head.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-30