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Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I would not presume to assert myself on more than one occasion in accordance with this, so I do not need correction on it.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Trusting me would have been a nice instinct in the first instance.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I can understand the concerns on this point. I went over and back on this. Maybe it comes from decisions of the High Court. They tend to go on and make statements that sometimes seem irrelevant or unnecessary or involve an additional underscoring of a situation. This feels like it is underscoring the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court. It removes the necessity of interpretation when...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I agree with the Minister’s reply, but I take this opportunity to advocate for the ratification of the optional protocol as soon as possible, given it was contingent on this Act coming into being and the decision support service being in place.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I come back to the excellent example given of Dr. Carol Coulter. The observations from the family courts have been instrumental. Having an application or process with the Minister as a gatekeeper in respect of who would have access, and through which appropriate people with appropriate credentials could be granted access for research and such purposes, is necessary. The way this aspect is...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: On Committee Stage, I heard Senator Mullen's argument, which came out of the blue for me as it was not something I had thought about before. I had sympathy for his view. He and I engaged extensively the following day about it. I thank the Minister for facilitating a meeting with all of us, including the officials who are present and two others from the Department of Health, subsequent to...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Now.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: May I speak?

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I appreciate we have the Finance Bill this evening but I will begin by thanking the Minister. There has been extensive engagement and him and his officials have been exceptional throughout. It is very important we move as quickly as possible, that everyone is resourced to do so and the day of wards of court be over as quickly as possible. It is incumbent on me to mention there is a small...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (30 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan. I have spoken with the Minister for Health this morning and I appreciate that he is before the Oireachtas Select Committee on Health to discuss the Estimates. In recent days I have received an awful lot of emails relevant to the matter I am raising and I am grateful to the Cathaoirleach for choosing it for discussion. It is the provision of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (30 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State. My understanding of the implementation model was that CHO 6 and CHO 7 would be the locations for the two demonstrator projects. To clarify, nothing is in place as yet but those CHO areas will be the locations for the first demonstrator projects. That is my understanding, based on the reply of the Minister of State. Are there recruitment issues? Is there a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Before I call on the Minister of State, I welcome the students from Rockbrook Park School and Deputy Francis Noel Duffy to the Seanad. They get to see it at its finest this morning as the Minister of State responds to the Senator's impassioned pleas on this matter.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Thank you, Senator.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Thank you, Senator.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: The Senator has had his time.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: You should have respect for everyone else's time as well.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Directives (30 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: The Senator was very efficient previously.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I had the honour on Monday of opening and welcoming participants to a workshop conference held in Bru Youth Services in Crumlin. The forum was organised by Paula Leonard of the Irish Community Action on Alcohol Network, ICANN, which is the alcohol forum. It was attended by members of the local drug and alcohol task force in my area of Dublin 12 and by people from the WHO. Several striking...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Supports for Parents of Children in Foster Care: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Chair. I appreciate her taking me a little earlier. I thank the witnesses for their contributions. They have painted the picture very well for us of the challenges and lived experiences. That is really important. Due to the sensitivities, we cannot hear directly from people but I would have liked to facilitate that somehow. What I have heard breaks down into two areas, the...