Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank our guests for attending to discuss this important subject. Deputy Tully touched on a couple of the questions I had intended to ask. I was glad to hear about the consideration of carers because they are often such incredible advocates for the people they care for. The idea that this is a pathway towards an unarguable legal role is an important message to get across to families who might be a little worried about what it might mean. The volume of work the committee has ahead of it is considerable. That this legislation was passed in 2015 but will really take full effect only in 2022 is, I have to say, disheartening in terms of the rate of change. I hope there will be faster and better progress in this area.

I was struck by the point our guests made that this relates mostly to interveners and that they hope the remit could be broadened to give it a more general application. Will they expand on what that would mean for other Departments and other sectors of society?

Where an order is enforced, who or what body sets out the time and scope of the order? I refer in particular to the timing of the periodic reviews. Is there an appeals mechanism within that?