Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Committee on Disability Matters
Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion
2:00 am
Ms Áine Flynn:
Yes. Those lower-tier supports are for people whose capacity is or may be called into question. I do not know the situation the Senator is speaking about, but perhaps just practical supports are what is required. It may not be that anything under the Act is indicated, and it certainly is not where anyone would go first. I am happy to continue the conversation to see if there is something under the Act that helps, but a good understanding among third-party services of what the Act does and says might actually be of benefit.