Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Since April, any enduring power of attorney must be registered with the Decision Support Service. While people need an email, Government ID, a PPS number and statements from the donor, the doctor, the solicitor, the barrister and the attorney, and rightly so because safeguards have to be in place, some problems have begun to arise. Under section 60, the attorney, the two witnesses and the donor must all be in the presence of each other at the same time. Will this be amended because it is becoming very cumbersome in practice? Under section 61, whereas previously notice had to be given to two people, notice must now be given to any children who are over 18 and, as we know, where families are estranged, this could cause difficulty. In addition, are there plans to allow representatives or solicitors to have an online account, as is the case with the injuries board, because many people need assistance in completing the forms?

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