KNOWLEDGE BASE
Links
- Please see A link below to the transcript of the proceedings from the debate in the Dail July 4th 2019 on wards of court.
- https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-07-04/61/
- Recent meeting Dáil Éireann to debate Justice Committee report on Wards of Court | Inclusion Ireland
- https://www.inclusionireland.ie/daildebatejuly42019
- This is the original law that the Wards of court system is based on, Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act, 1871
- http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1871/act/22/enacted/en/print.html
- Lunacy Act, 1891:
- http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1891/act/65/enacted/en/print.html
- This is what the law was SUPPOSED to be as enacted in 2015, but the Irish government has failed to enact this:
- http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2015/act/64/enacted/en/html
- Link to Justice Committee’s pre-legislative scrutiny of the European Convention on Human Rights Bill.
- https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/committees/32/justice-and-equality/
- Re settlements by State Claims Agency to Wards of Court
- Sean Fleming TD Chairman
- http://bit.ly/2X96T8L
- Article from IRISH TIMES loss of money for Wards:
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/loss-of-money-belonging-to-wards-of-court-needs-review-committee-1.3402288
- Article from Irish Times may seek losses from Wards for Wards
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/pac-may-seek-losses-explanation-by-wards-of-court-fund-1.2195376
- Link to Rules of the Superior Courts/Order: 67 Wards of court (other than minors)
- http://www.courts.ie/rules.nsf/8652fb610b0b37a980256db700399507/d82aae750369ba7d80256d2b0046b3a1?OpenDocument
- No67-S.I. No. 20 Of 1989: Rules Of The Superior Courts (No. 2) 1989
- No-S.I. No. 585 Of 2001: Rules Of The Superior Courts (No. 4) (Euro Changeover), 2001
No67-S.I. No. 208 Of 2002: Rules Of The Superior Courts (No. 1) (Remuneration Of Committees Of Wards Of Court), 2002
No67-S.I. No. 488 Of 2012: Rules Of The Superior Courts (Funds In Court) 2012 - http://www.courts.ie/rules.nsf/8652fb610b0b37a980256db700399507/d82aae750369ba7d80256d2b0046b3a1?OpenDocument
- The wards of Court system is Archaic and INADEQUATE
- Richard Clarke is highly respected and was involved with the Law Reform Programme previously
- https://www.thejournal.ie/ward-of-court-system-inadequate-report-3804520-Jan2018/?amp=1
- Inclusion Ireland Debate
- http://www.inclusionireland.ie/wards-court-justice-report
- Update by the Minister on progress on the Decision Support Service below from the Oireachtas Website