Indicative Cost Estimates for the Reform of Ireland’s Guardian ad litem Service · A Point-in-Time Report
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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This report presents point-in-time indicative costings based on five hypothetical models for the reform of Ireland’s Guardian ad litem (GAL) service. The five models presented in the report were identified by policy colleagues during 2017, with supplementary requests added in early 2018.
The report highlights the potential cost implications for each hypothetical model, based on a set of static models. The report was prepared during the early stages of policy development to inform the policy-making process, and does not recommend a specific course of action. Cost drivers that are likely to have changed since submission include: legal fees; salary scales; demographics; rent costs, and reasonable profit rates.
The report is broken into two Sections: