Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad
Dail Éireann — 2022-12-14
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Mattie McGrath (IND), Tipperary

I know the Minister's intentions are good, and I expect the Bill has been thoroughly assessed by the Attorney General, but is the Minister anticipating any legal challenges? The changes being introduced are pretty wide-ranging. The ward of court system needed to be completely overhauled but there are people transitioning out of it, as the Minister said. I understand from the Minister's remarks that people can still be appointed a ward of court for a short term and then exit the old system and transition into the new system. Is the Minister sure that is legally watertight?

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Sitting date: 2022-12-14