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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Neglect of Children Prosecutions. Children’s Bill timeline
Summary
The Minister said a task-force report was expected soon and legislation would be introduced this year, though enactment this year was less certain; he hoped the July report deadline would stand.
Can the Minister give any indication of when we will have the long promised Children's Bill?
Comment on this
We are making every effort to get the work of the task force expedited. We are hoping to have a report fairly soon. I have already given an undertaking that legislation will be introduced this year. It is a little optimistic to hope that it will be enacted but it would be my strong wish that it would at least be introduced this year.