Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate we have the Finance Bill this evening but I will begin by thanking the Minister. There has been extensive engagement and him and his officials have been exceptional throughout. It is very important we move as quickly as possible, that everyone is resourced to do so and the day of wards of court be over as quickly as possible. It is incumbent on me to mention there is a small group of wards for which justice remains outstanding. We need a solution to that and I may engage with the Minister at a later point on it because there is certainly a terrible injustice there for some. With the passing of the Bill into law and its signature, we should hasten the moment when we ratify the optional protocol on the UNCRPD.