John Perry
Question:689 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the reason she has not established a family mediation service in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13805/02]
Vol. 553 No. 2
689 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the reason she has not established a family mediation service in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13805/02]
The Family Mediation Service is a free, professional and confidential service which assists couples who have decided to separate or who have already separated, to reach agreement on all issues related to their separation. It assists couples to address the issues on which they need to make decisions, including post-separation living arrangements, finances and parenting arrangements to enable children to have an ongoing relationship with each parent. The benefits of family mediation as a non-adversarial approach to resolving the issues which arise on marital separation are well known.