Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witness and thank them for appearing before the committee. If a patient is suicidal and suffering from mental illness would that person be legally compelled to give permission for an abortion in accordance with head 4? When a patient is suicidal will the provision of full-time care, which includes close observation, reduce the risk of self-destruction to a significantly low level? I asked that question at the last session and I never got an answer. If a patient is suicidal but not suffering from mental illness which medical treatment can be given? If a patient has stated that she is suicidal but not suffering from mental illness what criteria will be used by a psychiatrist to decide that a real and substantial risk of suicide exists?