JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON CHILDREN debate

Prelude

The Joint Committee met at noon.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy Barry Andrews (Minister	Senator John Carty,+
of State at the Department of	Senator Maria Corrigan,
Health and Children) (ex officio),	Senator Frances Fitzgerald,
Deputy Thomas Byrne,	Senator Alex White.
Deputy Olwyn Enright,
Deputy Brendan Howlin,
Deputy Dan Neville,
Deputy Michael Noonan,
Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl,
Deputy Alan Shatter,
Deputy Michael Woods,

+In the absence of Senator Maria Corrigan, for part of meeting.

DEPUTY MARY O’ROURKE IN THE CHAIR.