Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On the first page of the submission from Dr. Flynn and Ms de Bhailís, it is stated many of the amendments will make it more difficult for a person to designate their chosen decision supporter or more challenging for a supporter to work in the way a person wants. Will they elaborate on that?

I ask Mr. Harris about the appeals. I always believe that in our processes and legislation there should be robust appeals. He touched on it in the previous set of answers but does he want to add anything else? He made a lot of excellent points in his submission.

I will make a point I feel I should make to the Department. We have been contacted by various groups with reference to the tight timeframe. While everyone is anxious and wants the legislation up and running, they are under pressure with that timeframe. The Department might not have a definite answer but we need to send the message back that, more than other legislation we have dealt with, there have been many calls on how tight the timeframe is and pressure that puts on people who want to engage in the process. We, as a committee, want to make sure we are engaging as much as possible.