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Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I do not-----

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I gave the Senator some latitude there but there are other speakers. I will be checking the section we are on.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: That is a different section.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Senator Daly should address the Chair.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Senator Keane should allow Senator Quinn to continue, without interruption. I also ask speakers to confine their remarks to the contents of the Bill.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Absolutely.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: On this grouping of amendments, I am trying to work out the implications and I would not mind being clear. I appreciate that concerns were expressed previously about the placement of the decision support service within the Courts Service. Principally, the concern was that the decision support service would not be sufficiently independent as a component of the Courts Service and there was a...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I had some specific questions about reporting. Will this have its own distinct funding? This is critical. We are all very aware of the pressures on the Department of Health in respect of funding. In moving from justice to health, I am very fearful about this issue. What is the timeline for the rebranding?

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 6:In page 15, to delete lines 10 to 36 and substitute the following:“3. (1) Legal capacity may be exercised:(a) by the relevant person with decision-making supports as needed (including a decision-making assistant) and/or reasonable accommodation; or (b) by the relevant person and their co-decision maker, acting jointly; or (c) in a situation of last resort,...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: No.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: This amendment basically recognises that everyone can have legal capacity, regardless of his or her decision-making ability, but that some may need support in that. I tabled it in order that we would comply with Article 12. I feel it was needed. I am very conscious that there is continual change in this area. I was trying to push the train further down the tracks because I believe the...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Of course, I would have preferred the words "imminent" and "grave harm" but I thank the Minister of State for this amendment. I appreciate that she has included the word "serious" and thank her for doing so.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: The changes, particularly in amendment No. 30, in regard to eligibility for legal aid are welcome, especially the acknowledgement that where the applicant is a relevant person he or she should not have to meet the requirements for financial eligibility in order to receive legal aid. This is vital to ensure effective access to justice under the Bill for people who are at risk of having their...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I also welcome the amendment because it brings scope for potential applicants to review the situation of those who are in the wardship of the court at the time the Act is commenced. It is great to see the Minister of State taking it on board and I commend my colleagues on proposing the amendment on Committee Stage.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 71:In page 78, to delete lines 13 to 22. I outlined my rationale during the discussion on Committee Stage, and I will not repeat it. I tabled the amendment again because I was not satisfied. I have had a series of engagements with the Minister of State and her officials in the Department of Health. While the Bill is bringing a significant group advance in the advance...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I am entitled to comment further on Report Stage.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: As the Minister of State will keenly appreciate, the difficulty is that if a person is involuntarily detained, he or she will already feel as though his or her rights are diminished. That is where the difficulty lies for me because we are excluding this group further and we are diminishing their rights further.I believe that amendments will have to be made and that the situation will have to...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I wish to say a final word because I tabled several amendments. Today is a great day because we have repealed the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act of 1871. Even more important, we strove in this House, as have all of us with the Minister of State taking the lead, to stress the importance of assisted decision-making, how we look at people in very complex and human situations and ensuring that...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I, too, welcome Senator Leyden's granddaughter, whom I know has had her interest in the work of the Seanad sparked recently. However, I will let Senator Leyden elaborate on that. I welcome the appointment of Professor Geoffrey Shannon to the District Court. His contribution will be a tremendous addition to the work of that court, particularly in respect of family law. He will be sorely...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister to the House on this, our penultimate day of term. I heartily welcomed the initiation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. As did Senator Burke, I participated in the hearings of Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children on the scrutiny of the heads of the Bill. We covered the aspects of the Bill and I thank the Minister for taking on many of the committee's...