Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2022-09-28
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Fintan Warfield (SF), Cultural and Educational Panel

I will speak about amendment No. 58. There is some concern around this amendment given its potential implications for the bodily integrity of people with psychosocial disabilities. It is a form of substitute decision making that runs contrary to the requirements of the UNCRPD. I urge the Minister to look at the amendments Senators Black, Hoey and I have tabled on advance healthcare directives. The Minister acknowledged there is some work to be done on this and indicated that the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health and older people was developing legislation on it. When will we see legislation on this issue?

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Sitting date: 2022-09-28