Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020
753. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of wards of court, adults and children, respectively; the number of adults who were made wards in March, April, May and June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17974/20]
View answer754. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults who have been made wards of court since the signing of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 to date; the number of wardship applications made by the HSE in relation to vulnerable persons in the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17975/20]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 753 and 754 together.
There have been 1,455 adult wards of court declared since the signing of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015. The Wards of Court office does not collate data on the number of applications brought by the Health Service Executive and it is not possible to retrieve this data from its systems.
During the period March to June 2020 two minors and 80 adults were declared wards of court. A breakdown is provided in the following table.
|
Month |
Adult |
Minor |
|
March |
36 |
0 |
|
April |
10 |
0 |
|
May |
15 |
1 |
|
June |
19 |
1 |
