Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 February 2022

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

General Scheme of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Erin McGreehanErin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will follow up very briefly with Mr. Kearns to ask a question on that. It is lovely to see him again. If we do not facilitate and work on this will and preference attitude, as opposed to best interest, are we in danger of legislating for a medical model as opposed to the social model? If we are not putting front and centre the message that it is will and preference, not best interest, that is required, are we in danger of keeping a medical model, which is something we are trying to get away from?

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