Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 September 2021
140. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 which provides for the monitoring structures that will apply to the implementation of the UNCRPD. [45510/21]
View answerThe Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 lapsed with the dissolution of the last Dáil.
The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill is being used to advance a number of legislative provisions required by the UNCRPD that were previously included in the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016.
This include measures such as the role to be played by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the National Disability Authority in monitoring the implementation of the UNCRPD. It also includes measures to bolster the public sector obligation to lead on providing pathways to work for people with disabilities, by doubling the amount of people with disabilities to be employed by public bodies from 3% to 6% by 2024.
Work is actively taking place on the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill, which is expected to be published by year-end. The aim is that it will be enacted next year.
