New bill aims to streamline guardian-at-law system

Katherine Zappone is to be applauded for getting a lot of things right in her proposals, writes Francesca Comyn

Minister for Children Katherine Zappone Pic: RollingNews.ie

Overhauling how children are represented in child care proceedings is not an easy business and the Minister for Children Katherine Zappone is to be applauded for getting a lot of things right in her proposals to streamline the current system.

For the last two years, her department has been engaged in a review of the guardian ad litem (Gal) system - a process that has resulted in consultations and submissions from the various ...