Ireland’s current capacity law dates back to the Lunacy Act of 1871

– Inclusion Ireland wants to change this

You can help us do this by:

• Signing our Petition here
• Getting informed here
• Contacting local TDs here
• Contacting relevant Ministers here

Petition:

• The petition is available here
• Please sign our Petition and ask your friends to do the same;
• Please email this link to friends, or paste it onto your Facebook page and ask your Facebook friends to sign too;
• Email or call us and we will send you out hard copies that can be signed;

Get Informed:

• If you are a self-advocate, a parent or family member, or a person who works supporting people with a disbaility, Inclusion Ireland can give a seminar in your area on the relevant issues. Please call us on 01-8559891 or email info@inclusionireland.ie.

Local TDs:

• Please email your local TDs and ask them to call in the Dáil for modern capacity legislation.
• A list of TDs by constituency is available here.
• All TDs can be emailed using the following formula: firstname.surname@oireachtas.ie

Ministerial Responsibility and Contacts:

Please email or call the below Ministers and ask what they are are doing to ensure modern capacity legislation is brought forward.

The Minister with responsibility for this is Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Alan Shatter TD ;

Constituency: Dublin South

Website: www.alanshatter.ie

Email: Alan.Shatter@oireachtas.ie

Post: Department of Justice and Law Reform 94 St. Stephen's Green Dublin 2

Phone: 01 602 8202

Kathleen Lynch TD is Minister of State, Department of Health and Department of Justice, Equality and Defence with responsibility for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People

Constituency: Cork North Central

Website: www.labour.ie/kathleenlynch

Email: Kathleen.Lynch@oireachtas.ie

Post: Department of Health and Children, Hawkins House, Hawkins St, Dublin 2

Constituency Telephone: 021 4399930 or 021 4212463 Department Telephone: 01 6354426