Colette Kelleher (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will be bringing forward an adult safeguarding Bill in the next few weeks and financial abuse is part of that. I would not be quite as content about the measures and systems we have around people who may be vulnerable. The fact that someone is old does not mean he or she is vulnerable but abuse of people with disabilities does exist. An example would be family members collecting disability allowance and the person not getting access to his or her money. There is a slew of evidence to show that those situations exist. Obviously, if these people come in contact with the ombudsman, that is great. If they do not, how do we make sure this group is protected? If Mr. Deering has any views on what might be good measures in an adult-safeguarding context, I would be delighted to hear from him today or later. I have some other questions but, obviously, other people want to come in.