Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I got through more questions because I did not do a big preamble, as I would normally do.

The 2015 Act was mentioned a few times in the context of capacity to consent. It is my understanding that the Bill amending that Act will be in front of the children's committee in June or July 2022, according to the information I have received. It will not be in front of this committee or the health committee but the children's committee. I had confirmation of that the other day. When the representatives talked about Acts running in parallel, do they think that Bill should be examined at the same time as the heads of this Bill? It makes perfect sense to consider the two of them at the same time because we could be putting the cart before the horse on this issue. The issue of capacity to consent and the 2015 Act is not in front of the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth until, as far as I know, June 2022. Are there any implications if consideration of the 2015 Act does not run in parallel with, or before, that of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill?