Catherine Connolly
Question:405. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons that were made wards of court in 2019 and to date in 2020; the reason for the discrepancies in the figures provided by his Department in Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 8 December 2020, which stated that 385 persons were declared wards in 2019 and 269 persons have been declared wards to date in 2020; and the figures provided by the Department of Justice in Parliamentary Question No. 488 of 8 December 2020, which held that 346 persons were declared wards of court in 2019 and 271 have been declared wards to date in 2020; the correct figure for the number of persons who were declared wards of court in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43383/20]
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