Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of minors who have been made wards of court in 2022 and 2023 to date following application by the Family Support Agency; the number of adult wards of court who have applied for discharge and how many similar requests have been accepted or rejected in the same period; if the number of wards under the general solicitor have been discharged from wardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50131/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Ward of Courts system is administered through the Courts. Management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution. The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas: oireachtasenquiries@courts.ie.

Information of this nature is held by the Courts Service. Therefore, I have referred your question to the Courts Service for their direct reply.