Children First legislation
Robert Troy asks when the Children First Bill will be introduced and accuses the Government of delay. Joan Burton says it will come before the House before the session ends.
The draft heads of the Children First legislation were published in the first half of 2012. When will this important Bill be brought before the House? Is this to be another broken promise? Will the children of Ireland be forgotten, as they were when the Labour Party broke its promise to maintain child benefit rates? Will this important legislation be prioritised in this session?
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I am sure Fianna Fáil did not spend 30 years discussing the holding of a children's rights referendum, but it felt like that. I think it was more like 15 or 17 years. Within two years of taking office, the Government held the referendum in which the people voted in favour.
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The legislation will be brought before the House before the end of this session.
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What advice did the Attorney General give on the booklet?
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The Government kept that one promise.