Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when legislation on legal capacity will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6964/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Government Legislation Programme announced on 5 April 2011 indicates that the Mental Capacity Bill is expected to be published in late 2011.

The Bill will reform the law on mental capacity taking into account the Law Reform Commission's Report on Vulnerable Adults and the Law. The Bill will replace the Wards of Court system with a modern statutory framework governing decision-making on behalf of adults who lack capacity.