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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Medical Card Eligibility (9 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Senator for raising the issue. We have the details of the particular case to which the Senator refers but it would be inappropriate to discuss an individual’s circumstances in public in the Seanad. I know Senator Moran agrees with that. However, I understand from the HSE that this application was unsuccessful as the means were in excess of the qualifying threshold for a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Medical Card Eligibility (9 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I understand the value of a medical card. Sometimes it is not a case of what it can provide but the security it represents in terms of a person not having to worry about medical expenses. People have enough things to worry about but when they have a medical card that is one less thing to worry about. I read the Irish Cancer Society's report on additional costs. Most costs relating to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Pension Provisions (9 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I will stick rigidly to the script because it is an area I am not familiar with. As the Senator is aware, I am taking this Commencement Matter on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality. I will not be making any comment other than what is contained in the written reply but I am sure the Senator's remarks will be duly noted. On behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, who...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Pension Provisions (9 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: In the circumstances, I will ensure that the Senator's argument and the passion with which it was expressed is relayed to the Minister for Justice and Equality. It appears that right now the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform are not for turning but circumstances change.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Staffing (9 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I am taking this Commencement Matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, who is somewhere else as we speak. The Minister would like to thank the Senator for raising this matter and wishes to assure the House that the education of children with special educational needs remains a key priority for the Government. She welcomes the fact that even in the constrained economic...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Staffing (9 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Commencement Matters and Topical Issue debates in the Dáil are often important for clarification because sometimes what we as public representatives hear is not always the same as the information the Department has on file. I have clarified the position.

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

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to delete the definition of "appointer". It is a consequential technical amendment that should have been made in tandem with an amendment made to the definition of "relevant person" on Report Stage in the Dáil. References to "appointer" were deleted from the definition of relevant person and, as such, a definition of "appointer" is no longer required in the general...

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

Kathleen Lynch: Yes.

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

Kathleen Lynch: I say to Senator Norris that this particular Bill is probably the most widely consulted Bill of all time. People in the Visitors Gallery will be conscious of that fact. It is a long time in drafting. It is reasonable to say that it is an entirely different Bill from the one with which we started. It does not look anything like it did at the outset and even at this stage there are still...

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

Kathleen Lynch: In addressing amendments Nos. 2, 7,19 20, 69, 77, 143 to 145, inclusive, and 148, 170 to 193, inclusive, as already outlined by the Cathaoirleach, I am proposing a suite of amendments to Part 7 of the Bill which provides for enduring powers of attorney. The provisions on enduring powers of attorney have remained for the most part untouched since the Bill was published in July 2013. Part 7...

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

Kathleen Lynch: As this will take a while, might I just-----

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

Kathleen Lynch: Amendment No. 171 inserts a new section 51. The new section 51 sets out what is an enduring power of attorney, who may appoint an attorney, what authority can be conferred in an enduring power and how the authority must be conferred. The new section 51 reflects provisions in subsections 52(2), 52(5), 54(2) and 55(1) of the Bill as passed by Dáil Éireann. Subsection (2) provides...

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

Kathleen Lynch: It is capable of.

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

Kathleen Lynch: Subsection (6) - this is my draft - sets out who is suitable for appointment. The attorney must be capable of performing the functions of attorney, as specified in the enduring power of attorney. The Senator's amendment has a different wording but I assume mine is correct.

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

Kathleen Lynch: Amendment No. 172 inserts a new section dealing with content of instrument creating an enduring power of attorney. New section 52 sets out what has to be included in an instrument that creates an enduring power of attorney. Subsection (1) provides that the instrument must contain statements from the donor, a legal practitioner, a registered medical practitioner, a health care professional...

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

Kathleen Lynch: I beg the Senator's pardon.

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

Kathleen Lynch: Once amendment No. 174-----

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

Kathleen Lynch: In fairness, we have never had legislation like this before and the Senator should take that into consideration.

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

Kathleen Lynch: It is legislation on which there has been extensive consultation. What we are doing now is amending it again to make sure we get it right. Just because the Senator and I have not done it before does not mean it is not the right thing to do.

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

Kathleen Lynch: Amendment No. 174 inserts a section dealing with scope of authority - personal welfare decisions. New section 54 replicates subsections (2) to (7), inclusive, of section 53 and of the Bill as passed by the Dáil. It sets out the scope of authority of an enduring power of attorney in relation to personal welfare matters. Subsection (1) sets out the limited conditions where an attorney...