Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2023-01-26
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Bernard Durkan (FG), Kildare North

I wish to raise the contentious issue of the large number of women throughout the country who are involved in custody battles and find themselves forcibly removed from their children, sometimes arrested, sometimes imprisoned, and sometimes this happens to their children likewise. I want to ascertain to what extent efforts can be made to dislodge the use of a pseudo-condition introduced by an American some years ago, which is totally alien to this country and is reminiscent of what happened in prisoner-of-war camps, so this activity of parental alienation can be suspended indefinitely in order to allow a full investigation into what is going on.

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Sitting date: 2023-01-26