Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2026

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• Allows wardship court to extend deadlines for capacity declarations in individual cases when time periods under sections 54(2) or 54(3) of the 2015 Act are about to expire.
• Amends the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 to enable flexibility where capacity assessment deadlines cannot be met before expiry.
• Applies only to specific wardship cases where extension is necessary; does not change standard capacity declaration procedures.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 34th Dáil

   26 Feb 2026
2. Second Stage 34th Dáil

   3 Mar 2026
3. Committee Stage 34th Dáil

   25 Mar 2026
4. Report Stage 34th Dáil

   25 Mar 2026
5. Fifth Stage 34th Dáil

   25 Mar 2026
6. Second Stage 27th Seanad

   26 Mar 2026
7. Committee Stage 27th Seanad

   26 Mar 2026
8. Report Stage 27th Seanad

   26 Mar 2026
9. Fifth Stage 27th Seanad

   26 Mar 2026
10. Enacted

    31 Mar 2026