High Court seeks 'best possible' services from HSE for wards of court amid pandemic

Covid-19 has impacted on access of wards to trips outside their placements and on their participation in outside courses and activities.

Ms Justice Mary Irvine, who manages the court’s wardship list, had requested the HSE to examine the position in the context of a number of wardship cases, particularly relating to young people who are wards.

The president of the High Court has met with the HSE’s head of disability operations in a bid to ensure the “best possible” services for wards of court affected by restrictions resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ms Justice Mary Irvine, who manages the court’s wardship list, had expressed concerns in a number of cases that wards should not be excessively confined in their placements as a result of Covid-19.