Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The legislation seems to me to be safe in respect of what Senator Burke has said. To some extent the Senator’s concerns are being dealt with, belt and braces, in this amendment. To the extent that there might be such concerns, it seems to me that this resolves them. Existing law and provisions in respect of power of attorney, or enduring power of attorney, have their own legal substance and content and would have an impact by their nature. I do not think that anything in this Bill reduces or undermines that. This amendment covers whatever residual concerns there might be. That is one of its purposes.

As the Senator is aware, the Minister for Justice and Equality is preparing legislation to deal with assisted decision-making which will be dealt with elsewhere.