This page includes Safeguarding Ireland Policy content including – reports and strategy, submissions, letters & positions, and positions.

Safeguarding Ireland – Reports and Strategy

NSC Strategic Plan 2017-2021 (2016)

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Safeguarding Ireland – Submissions

SUBMISSION – to Public Consultation on Adult Safeguarding in the Health and Social Care Sector – April 2024

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SUBMISSION – to Department of Finance Consultation on the National Payments Strategy (NPS) – February 2024

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SUBMISSION – re Central Bank approach to innovation engagement in financial services – February 2024

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SUBMISSION – on the Central Bank review of the Consumer Protection Code – March 2023

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SUBMISSION – on Legal Aid – Feb 2023

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SUBMISSION – on Retail Banking Review – August 2022

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SUBMISSION – on Draft General Scheme and Heads of Bill for the ADM (Capacity) Bill – January 2022

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SUBMISSION – to UNCRPD Interim Draft Report on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – April 2021

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SUBMISSION – Mental Health Act – April 2021

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SUBMISSION – to Expert Panel on Nursing Homes – June 2020

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SUBMISSION – to Oireachtas special Committee on COVID-19 Response – June 2020

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SUBMISSION – to Data Protection Commission on Regulatory Strategy 2020-2025 – January 2020

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SUBMISSION – Domestic Violence Act – March 2019

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Safeguarding Ireland – Letters and Positions

LETTER – to Minister of State for Health re Criminal Law Bill – Nov 2025

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LETTER – to Minister for Health re Register for Advance Healthcare Directives – Oct 2025

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LETTER – to Minister for Health re Register for Advance Healthcare Directives – May 2024

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LETTER – to Minister for Justice re Coercive Control – Oct 2022

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LETTER – to Minister for Finance re Banking ID – Oct 2022

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POSITION – Equity Release Schemes – March 2021

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POSITION – Amendments to Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act – January 2019

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LETTER – Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard Proposals – July 2018

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POSITION – Right to Liberty – March 2018

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POSITION – on Standards for Direct Provision – November 2018

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Safeguarding Ireland – Presentations

PRESENTATION – Opening Statement to Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters – December 2025

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PRESENTATION – Opening Statement to Oireachtas Committee on Health – July 2025

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PRESENTATION – to Oireachtas Disability Matters Committee  – February 2024

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PRESENTATION – on Adult Safeguarding in Ireland – Patricia Rickard-Clarke – June 2021

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PRESENTATION – A socio-ecological approach to adult safeguarding – Prof. Amanda Phelan – June 2021

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Statutory Instruments / Legislation

STATUTORY INSTRUMENT – Claims, Claimants and Control (Financial Safeguarding) – September 2025

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LEGISLATION – Assisted Decision-Making Act 2015 (as revised April 2023)

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