Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 2 June 2022
Public Accounts Committee
2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
9:30 am
Mr. Kevin McCarthy:
There are legislative requirements in the first instance with the passage of the supported decision-making legislation. I am struggling for the correct terminology. The intention is that once that legislation is commenced, it will pave the way for part of it. There are also cross-Government dimensions involved. The Irish Government has always taken the view that we should not opt into UN protocols until we are satisfied we are in a position to deliver on the obligations.