Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Independent and Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection - Safeguarding: Discussion

Mr. Finbarr Colfer:

One of the points that came through in our discussion is around culture and the ability of legislative intervention to change culture and drive improvements for people. There is an opportunity here. A number of legislative initiatives are happening at the moment that can drive changes in culture and improvements in a number of ways. Sometimes, when we think about safeguarding, we think about abuse. In fact, it is about safeguarding in the broader term, including promoting and protecting people's rights and ensuring they have a good quality of life and a safe place to live.