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Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: No, it is not.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: It is not agreed because how could we possibly deal with that number of amendments. How many are there? Can you count them up? It is about 25 amendments.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: They are related, but how-----

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: We are still supposed to discuss them.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: No, it is not.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: I want to have a vote on that.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: What?

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: So you are separating them all now.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: Have you ascertained that the House wishes to?

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: I reserve my position. I will let it go but it is utterly stupid to have so many amendments discussed together.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: I am sure it will but I would like to make a point.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: There is a whole series of amendments where "the" is deleted and "an" is introduced. This should have been obvious from day 1 in the drafting of the Bill.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: There is a whole rake of amendments to delete "to advise" and substitute "advise". Those are things which should have been observed at a much earlier stage.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: I am not having hogwash delivered all over me to try to persuade me that this Bill is an appropriate Bill.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: I just want to make the point again-----

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: On a point of order, I think this section is grammatically inappropriate. The Minister of State actually said "capable of". In the amendment I have, it reads that a person is suitable for appointment as an attorney if he or she is "able of performing". That is nonsense.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: I beg your pardon.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: I am saying there is a mistake in the amendment. It is a technical mistake. I always thought that was a point of order.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: I would be interested to hear the Minister of State's comment because the amendment states clearly "if he or she is able of performing". That is nonsense.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

David Norris: The Minister of State's is right. Why is it that the book of amendments submitted to us-----