Seán Conlan (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is based on something Deputy Denis Naughten asked. He said that if there was no underlying mental health issue, psychiatrists were bound to certify. I am posing the question based on the situation under the Mental Health Act 2001 where it is not permitted to impose a treatment. How does that tie in with what I asked concerning a situation where a pregnant woman refuses treatment? One may not be able to impose a treatment, but surely one has to suggest alternative treatments to comply with Article 40.3.3o, or is that not the case? I was concerned that in his answer to Deputy Denis Naughten, the Minister had stated a doctor was bound to certify in an instance where there was no underlying mental health issue.