Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Committee on Disability Matters

Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Tom Ward:

What the High Court is trying to do in discharging people from wardship is to conduct an overwhelming review with the intention that when they move to the new regime, the relevant decision-making supports are in place for them so that it gets off to a good start once they move out of our domain of influence.