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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: In terms of the evolution of this provision, in the general scheme, we would fully remove the in camerarule. I know that was subject to quite significant criticism in terms of its implications for privacy and the extremely delicate nature of much of the material that will be discussed in these cases in terms of assessment of people's capacity. We changed this in the Bill as published and we...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am considering amendments to section 33 to provide guidance on the charging of fees and expenses by decision-making representatives. My Department is consulting the Office of the Attorney General on that matter.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am not in a position to accept these amendments. Amendments Nos. 12 and 13 seek to reduce the period in which a review of a ward's capacity is undertaken. The review periods currently set for capacity review are 12 months and three years, respectively; the latter being where the ward is unlikely to regain capacity. The amendments seek three-month and 18-month periods, respectively. The...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputies noted, the Bill proposes to change the role of an attorney under the Act. The reason for this is that it is considered necessary to give clarity on medical legal decision-making. Amendment No. 14, which is being spoken about here, proposes to re-include treatment decisions as part of the role of enduring power of attorney. We consulted significantly with the Department of...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I cannot speak to the detail of the British Columbia system, unfortunately. In terms of our system and what we are trying to create, however, as I said, the Department of Health expressed real concern in terms of the potential. I am talking about potential here; I understand that. However, it is those situations we are talking about where we want no ambiguity or uncertainty. If views...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the committee that alongside the general transfer of reporting obligations I will be bringing amendments to this section to allow the director of the DSS to make recommendations to the Minister for Health on matters relating to Part 8 of the 2015 Act.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Amendment No. 20 seeks to impose a requirement on the director to set out the circumstances in which electronic forms will be waived. A key design principle adopted by the DSS is to offer an accessible, person-centred and digital-first service, in line with wider Government policy. In the majority of cases this enables the design of a flexible system to effectively manage increases in...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish to advise the committee that I am considering introducing an additional amendment to this section to link investigations regarding designated healthcare representatives to the powers available to the director in this section. Part 8 is the responsibility of the Minister for Health but even though that Minister does not wish to amend the complaints provisions under Part 8 of the Act of...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Amendment No. 22 proposes to provide for a copy of the temporary prohibition order and affidavit to be served on the relevant person as well as the decision supporter. The existing provision already includes that the director may serve a copy of the order on another identified person, with the approval of the court, which may, and in the vast majority of cases will, include the relevant...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (21 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Tusla's in-house therapeutic model aims to support and inform front-line practitioners in their day-to-day work with children and families, as well as providing multidisciplinary therapeutic services that can address more complex needs. It is essential, therefore, that any expansion of this service must have regard to the provision of related services offered by other State agencies. In...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (21 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Senator is absolutely right about the need to follow through. The crucial work that Tusla has done has been backed up by my Department with significant additional funding of €66 million in 2021. I think that is the highest ever annual increase in funding and €41 million was provided last year in budget 2022. We are investing in Tusla to give it the resources to be able to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As the Deputy pointed out, a follow-up report was done on an earlier report on the foster care service in Cork. The follow-up report continues to reveal deficiencies, in particular of staffing levels, in the Cork area. The crucial issue is the lack of social workers. Tusla has a remediation plan in place to try to bring in the necessary social workers, in particular at the relevant degree...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I join the Deputy in wishing huge congratulations to the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and her family. Work is ongoing regarding the provision of maternity leave to members of local authorities. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and his team are working on that. My Department is working on the provision of maternity leave to Oireachtas Members....

Parent's Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2022: Motion (21 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Parent's Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of Leave) Order 2022, a copy of which was laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 30th May, 2022.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: On behalf of the Green Party, I join Members on all sides of the House in expressing my condolences to the family of Austin Currie, namely, his wife, Anita, their children, Estelle, Caitríona, Dualta, Austin Óg and our colleague, Senator Emer Currie. Very few people will equal, in one lifetime, the positive impact that Austin Currie had on politics on this island. As the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Welfare Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The First 5 My Little Library initiative offers a book bag with books and resources to every 4 and 5 year old starting school in September. The children will receive an invitation to participate in this initiative through their early learning and care settings or special pre-school. The objective of this action is that all children starting school in September 2022 will have storybooks in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (21 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine on 24 February, and the invoking of the temporary protection Directive by the European Union shortly afterwards, my Department has worked intensively as part of the cross-governmental response to the Ukraine crisis. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are significant. Our country has never experienced an influx of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (21 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: As this is an operational matter, the question has been referred to Tusla for their direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (21 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine on 24 February, and the invoking of the temporary protection Directive by the European Union shortly afterwards, my Department has worked intensively as part of the cross-governmental response to the Ukraine crisis. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are significant. Our country has never experienced an influx of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (21 Jun 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme is a universal two-year pre-school programme available to all children within the eligible age range. A child must have reached 2 years and 8 months of age on or prior to 31 August of the relevant programme year to be eligible for the September start date and a child cannot turn 5 years and 6 months of age during the course of the ECCE...