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

I understand that but I still do not understand why it was done for six months but not for one day, if that was the rationale. I still do not understand the arbitrary six-month timeframe. I know that is the scheme the Government is proposing, but why does the generalised payment not start from day one? I will stop there as I can see the Chair looking at me. I am going off topic a little. I may return to this on Report Stage of the Bill.

The DSS was established under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act. The service is planned to commence in 2023. When in 2023 will this start? The second part of my question relates to subhead D9 and the increase of €1.9 million to meet the costs of the DSS, including the cost of recruitment, training, payment of fees and expenses. Did the delay in putting the service in place have any impact on the increased cost?