8 Apr 2014, 10:33
Pre-legislative scrutiny on the General Scheme of the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2014 will be on the agenda of the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality tomorrow, Wednesday, 9th April 2014 when it will hear from a number of interested parties and organisations.
The schedule for the meeting is:
Session A: 9.30 am
Representatives from the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; NUI Galway; representatives from the Law Society of Ireland; One Family; and officials from the Department of Justice and Equality; and
Session B: 2 pm
Representatives from University College Cork; Treoir; Family & Life; Gay and Lesbian Network (GLEN); Children's Rights Alliance; National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI); Barnardos; The Equality Authority; Marriage Equality; and officials from the Department of Justice and Equality.
Committee Chairman David Stanton, TD, said: “The Children and Family Relationships Bill is intended to create a legal structure to underpin diverse parenting situations and provide legal clarity on parental rights and duties in diverse family forms. Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has asked the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality in conjunction with the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children to undertake a consultation process on the Bill’s proposals. Tomorrow, we are looking forward to hearing from a wide variety of interested parties and organisations who have made submissions and carrying out detailed consideration and pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill.”
Committee proceedings can be followed live here.
This meeting will start in Committee Room 2, Leinster House at 9.30am tomorrow, Wednesday, 9th April 2014.
Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the move, through the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.
Media Enquiries to:
Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
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Committee Membership
Deputies: Niall Collins (FF); Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (FG); Alan Farrell (FG); Anne Ferris (LAB) [Vice-Chairman]; Seán Kenny (LAB); Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF); Finian McGrath (IND); John Paul Phelan (FG); David Stanton (FG) [Chairman]
Senators: Ivana Bacik (LAB); Martin Conway (FG); Rónán Mullen (IND); Denis O’Donovan (FF); Katherine Zappone (IND); Tony Mulcahy (FG).