Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

In the Dáil we inserted a section. We are ending wardship and introducing a new system. There are certain people who have begun the process of a wardship, who are probably some of the most vulnerable people to have begun that process. We want to ensure they can work their way through the wardship process, get the protections, and also be in a position to exit into the new system. We do not want a cliff edge between the old system and the new system for those who have already begun their journey through wardship. Between the original amendment and this amendment, we have provided for a system where someone can enter into wardship for a brief period of time, gain the protections of that and also be able to exit it and avail of the new protections set up under the decision support service.

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