For many families of people with an intellectual disability, the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 is causing untold problems. I have been to so many talks on the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, and I’m still none the wiser. Unfortunately, to become a decision-making representative you have to go to court and there are legal costs in the region of €5,000. With the cost of living crisis and the increasing costs of fuel, electricity, etc, it’s not getting any easier. It lives in quiet acts of kindness, in neighbours caring for one another, in communities refusing to give up.

Source: Irish Examiner April 11, 2026 00:51 UTC