Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

There is urgency. We have prioritised the advancement of one really important piece of legislation that will allow us to move towards full compliance with the UNCRPD, namely, the assisted decision-making legislation. I absolutely share the Deputy’s frustration. As I said, I still do not fully understand how a law that was passed in 2015 has never been fully enacted. The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, and I are looking to bring forward the solution, which is this amending legislation which will make the relevant changes, simplify the processes, allow the decision support service to be established and allow us to have a situation where people who have some limitations with their capacity are supported to make decisions, rather than that incredibly Victorian notion of wardship, where basically all decisions, big or small, about such a person's life are put in the hands of a High Court judge. By making that change, not only are we legally compliant but we are making lives better for the thousands of people who are in wardship and will want those supports.

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