Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 December 2023
473. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person’s application (details supplied) under the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015 will be processed. [53429/23]
View answerI thank the Deputy for raising tissues relating to the operation of the Assisted Decision-Making Act 2015. However, it is not appropriate for me to comment on individual applications made to the Decision Support Service (DSS).
The DSS is the organisation charged with operating the provisions of the 2015 Act, and as such are required to respond to the complex decision-making needs of people with capacity difficulties. Under several parts of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the 2015 Act), as amended, applications may be made to the DSS to facilitate the registration of a variety of decision support agreements.
The DSS may be contacted directly for information regarding an application and will provide assistance in relation to the progress of that application.
It is understood from engagement with the DSS that all queries from the period referenced by the Deputy in the details supplied to me, along with any ancillary or related queries, have been or are being addressed.
The DSS, which is in its first year of operation, endeavours to process all applications in a timely manner, and to respond to all queries relating to applications made under the 2015 Act. The DSS operate a website decisionsupportservice.ie which contains a portal for applications, and can be contacted at 01-2119750. Parliamentary queries can also be sent to the Decision Support Service through publicaffairs@decisionsupportservice.ie.
