Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

This amendment will provide for a single capacity assessment under section 29 of the 2015 Act in line with other capacity assessments required under Part 4. This will ensure that only one statement of capacity is required, either by a registered medical professional or a class of healthcare professional to be prescribed by regulation. This will reduce the number of capacity assessments required under this part. The amendment is further to the reduction of capacity assessments made on Report Stage in the Dáil. It will reduce the administrative burden and cost on the relevant person as well as streamlining the process of accessing decision supports.