Press Release: Government’s far-reaching reform puts children at centre of family law

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, today outlined a range of innovative proposals in the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2014. The draft legislation, published in January of this year, recognises and legislates for the social reality facing families and children in Ireland today. The Minister was opening a seminar for the Children’s Rights Alliance which looked at the impact the proposed Children and Family Relationships Bill will have on children. A copy of Minister Shatter’sspeech is available on the website of the Department of Justice and Equality. www.justice.ie