Marie Louise O'Donnell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am pleased that my proposed amendment in section 78 has been accepted and I thank the Minister of State. It is extremely important the supervisory and investigative functions of a director of the decisions support service include the exercise of those functions in respect of attorneys under the 1996 Act. I had meant to thank the Minister of State for it. I also am pleased to note section 68 provides that a complaint may be made to the director in respect of an attorney under the 1996 Act who was acting outside the scope of his or her powers, not performing his or her obligations or for other reasons as stated in section 68. These are all important safeguarding provisions, as required under Article 12.4 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. I thank the Minister of State and as to the remit, I understand a job is a job and is informative and educative. I would like to have sight of the education aspect. I am sure it will not just be the Think Ahead programme but there will be many other aspects.