Committee may repeal new child protection legislation

THE Oireachtas Committee which will examine if the Constitution should be changed following the Supreme Court decision on statutory rape may repeal the emergency laws on child abuse introduced last month.

The seven-member committee was formally established in the Dáil yesterday to address the crisis caused by the “CC” case.

It will be chaired by Peter Power, the Fianna Fáil TD from Limerick West.