PQ 1501
1501. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update in relation to the new Guardian ad litem national service and the recent stakeholder engagement she has had; if she will indicate when the start date for the new service will commence and come into force, with her approval; the transitional arrangements that are proposed for existing Guardians ad litem and their client children who are not part of the new Guardian ad litem national service when it comes into being; if she is confident that when the new Guardian ad litem national service is established there will be no waiting list for Guardians ad litem being appointed to children who are entitled to their support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18514/26]
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1501. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update in relation to the new Guardian ad litem national service and the recent stakeholder engagement she has had; if she will indicate when the start date for the new service will commence and come into force, with her approval; the transitional arrangements that are proposed for existing Guardians ad litem and their client children who are not part of the new Guardian ad litem national service when it comes into being; if she is confident that when the new Guardian ad litem national service is established there will be no waiting list for Guardians ad litem being appointed to children who are entitled to their support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18514/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-03-18/1501/
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