It was announced this week by the Government that it is to finally ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD. I welcome this development. Can the Tánaiste indicate a date for when the ratification resolution will be brought before the Dáil? A raft of legislation is still required, including new legislation and amendments to existing legislation. What is the timetable for the enactment of the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 and what is the status of the measures in the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 not yet in place, specifically, the decision support service? When will that service be established and up and running?

On the formal ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, for which Deputy Ó Caoláin and many others in this House have been asking for quite some time, it will be ratified in the next few weeks and there will be an opportunity at that point to make contributions. The Government is conscious that there is an obligation to follow through on some of the legislation that is still outstanding to ensure consistency with the convention. On the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016, which deals with the deprivation of liberty issues, the Government hopes to bring it forward, if not this term then very shortly after that, but I suspect it may well be dealt with this side of the summer.

What of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 measures that are not yet in place?

Work on them is progressing.