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

Colm Keaveney: I welcome the fact the Minister of State is very firm on the code of practice and how it applies across all Government agencies. I am aware of a case where a young child was restrained face down 600 times in one year, approximately 13 or 14 times a day and because of the difficulties in terms of resources in that facility, the child was expelled because the parent would not consent to a face...

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

Colm Keaveney: I wish to raise a point of information, and please forgive my ignorance.

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

Colm Keaveney: What if one were to take the section in its entirety? Is there a protocol that requires the Chairman to go through each amendment individually? Can the Chairman propose that we deal with, for example, the entirety of section 49 at once?

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

Colm Keaveney: My apologies for the query.

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

Colm Keaveney: As part of democratic reform, I looked at how we could make this process more efficient.

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

Colm Keaveney: I am tempted to withdraw the amendments. I would like to receive assurances, particularly with respect to amendment No. 270. The Law Reform Commission reported on advance care and recommended the establishment of the register. I note the complexity in terms of the difficulties surrounding that. Your assurance around the provision - what section of the legislation is provided?

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

Colm Keaveney: I appreciate that. Before I either withdraw or press the amendment, I am trying to establish the assurances the Minister of State has given with respect to the register of advance care directives. This is very important. I know the Minister of State is sharing the information in good faith. I am concerned about the time delay surrounding the advancement of the register.

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

Colm Keaveney: I have spoken on both amendments. I will withdraw them. It gives me an opportunity to come back on the next Stage. I want to suppress the amendments.

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

Colm Keaveney: I will not be objecting to amendment No. 268, not that I would suggest that I have the authority to do so. The Chairman keeps consenting that the Minister of State can just do the vote on it.

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

Colm Keaveney: I admire the efficiency with which the Chairman is going through the agenda.

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

Colm Keaveney: I would like further clarification on this section. Perhaps this will help the Chairman out. To which Minister does this amendment refer?

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

Colm Keaveney: Yes, a Chathaoirligh. The Department stated it envisaged that the code of practice would be formulated to give guidelines to some of the detailed provisions of the legislation, yet from the draft heads I cannot establish who has the function of formulating that policy. In going through the legislation it is important to detail the origin, source and point of contact. I stand to be...

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

Colm Keaveney: Will the Minister of State establish from the Minister whether there is provision for the multidisciplinary team within the legislation? While I accept in good faith the triple-lock assurances and the democratic process, the legislation belongs to the people so I want to see where the team is provided for.

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

Colm Keaveney: In light of the fact that I have said yes to everything so far, it would be a contradiction on my behalf to press the amendment.

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

Colm Keaveney: I am glad I have contributed because it gives me an opportunity to speak in the next debate. In the interests of accelerating towards the end, I am withdrawing the amendment.

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

Colm Keaveney: It is just to help out the Chairman.

Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Jun 2015)

Colm Keaveney: We support the Bill. We know it seeks to end the possibility of discrimination by religious institutions on the grounds set out in equality legislation. As a republican party, we are committed to seeing discrimination particularly in our public services come to an end. Over the course of this Dáil, similar legislation proposed in the Seanad in 2012 was rejected by the Government. I...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (16 Jun 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 398. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 9 June 2015, the estimated cost of restoring a three-brigade structure in the Permanent Defence Force. [23622/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Jun 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 557. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical appointment for an urgent surgical procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23116/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (16 Jun 2015)

Colm Keaveney: 597. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all payments, by type of payment, made to a nursing home (details supplied) in County Galway for each of the years from 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23359/15]