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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will review the proceedings later.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I do not see the Minister of State looking at you when she is speaking. I just want consistency in the application.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have been corrected three or four times. The Minister is looking at me when she responds and not at you.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will address the Chairman and I ask the Minister of State, in responding, to also look at the Chairman.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Does the Minister of State not see these amendments as complementing what is there? They are complementary amendments and strengthen what the Minister of State is trying to achieve. Why not agree to them?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 173:In page 42, to delete lines 15 to 25 and substitute the following:“(5) A decision-making representative for a relevant person shall not do an act that is intended to restrain the relevant person unless—(a) the relevant person lacks capacity in relation to the matter in question or the decision-making representative reasonably believes that the relevant...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 178:In page 42, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:"(d) administers or causes to be administered any medication that has the purpose and/ or effect of sedating or otherwise restraining or restricting the liberty of movement of the relevant person.".

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This again deals with the issue of legal aid. I thank the Minister of State for agreeing to re-examine the issue and I ask her again to do so. I will probably resubmit the amendment on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is one of the issues the interest groups brought to our attention. We debated the best way to negotiate on the timeframe involved and decided that six months should be the starting point of the negotiations. The Minister of State argues that six months is too short, while we argue that three years is too long. We tabled amendment No. 192 to ask the Minister of State to reconsider...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I can assure the Minister that the amendments are a very good reason to sit here. The legislation is very welcome so it is no problem for us to attend.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 237:In page 64, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following:“(3) The informal decision maker has a duty to explain to the relevant person the options available to them in respect of assisted decision-making, under Part 3 of this Act, and co-decision-making, under Part 4, Chapter 4 of this Act.”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 241:In page 65, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“(7) (a) An informal decision-maker shall at all times act according to the known will and preferences of the relevant person.(b) The will and preferences will be assumed to be known to the informal decisionmaker where—(i) the informal decision-maker is aware, from personal experiences, of the...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 243:In page 65, line 7, to delete “subsection (3)” and substitute “subsection (4)*”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 250:In page 65, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following:“(3) Subject to subsection (4)*, nothing in section 53 shall be construed as authorising an informal decision-maker to take an action or authorise the taking of an action in respect of a relevant person which involves that person being admitted to or detained in a mental health service and/or the...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 252:In page 65, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“(4) Subject to subsection (3)*, nothing in section 53 shall be construed as authorising an informal decision-maker to restrain a relevant person, save where the informal decision maker reasonably believes that the relevant person lacks capacity in relation to the matter in question and such restraint...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 340:In page 76, line 35, after “possible” to insert “but no later than 6 months from the commencement of this Act”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 342:In page 77, line 26, after “possible” to insert “but no later than 6 months from the commencement of this Act”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 394:In page 86, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“(3) Save as provided in subsections (1) and (2) or otherwise expressly provided by any other provision of this Act, this Act applies to patients receiving treatment in an approved centre.”. Section 104 addresses the position of patients whose treatment is regulated by Part 4 of the Mental...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Has the Department engaged with Mental Health Reform in respect of this Bill? There seems to be significant differences between what that group and what the Minister of State is putting forward. If the Minister of State has engaged with representatives from the group, has she conveyed to them that all of the issues they are raising with our committee will be addressed in the Mental Health...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We are nearly finished.