Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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1082. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Assisted Decision Making Capacity Bill 2013. [37693/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 was published on 17 July last. The Bill proposes a new statutory framework to support people with impaired capacity to make decisions, to retain autonomy over their decisions to the greatest extent possible and to exercise their basic rights in this regard. Passage of the Bill in due course will represent a key step towards Ireland's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It is intended that the Bill will come before the House for second stage in the coming months.