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)
Mr. Dermot Lowndes:
Yes, but there are weaknesses in it as well. If I go in and say to the lads in my day service that this legislation is coming in and is easily read, they will ask "What is that?" and say they have no interest. They would prefer to go out for a cup of coffee or to go bowling. I will say, "Okay, but it is coming in." If I then go to the staff, they will say they do not know about it and were not told anything. If I ask whether they know it is coming in from the Government, they will say they do not know about it. They need training as well.