Enacted 20/2026
Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2026
- Introduced
- 26 Feb 2026
- Last updated
- 9 Apr 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
- First Stage 34th Dáil26 Feb 2026
- Second Stage 34th Dáil3 Mar 2026
- Committee Stage 34th Dáil25 Mar 2026
- Report Stage 34th Dáil25 Mar 2026
- Fifth Stage 34th Dáil25 Mar 2026
- Second Stage 27th Seanad26 Mar 2026
- Committee Stage 27th Seanad26 Mar 2026
- Report Stage 27th Seanad26 Mar 2026
- Fifth Stage 27th Seanad26 Mar 2026
- Enacted31 Mar 2026