Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 November 2021

Joint Committee On Health

General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health

Photo of Neasa HouriganNeasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I have a follow-up question, although it may have been answered already. Does the changing nature of the structures within the health service pose a challenge when writing this legislation as it relates to governance? We have the Central Mental Hospital and a whole spectrum of service providers across the country right now. We are hopefully going through a period of change and we are also trying to develop this legislation but the governance structures might be changing as we go through. Does that present a challenge for the Department? It is so important to get that right when appointing people or gathering a body to make decisions around people's lives. Does that pose a particular challenge and how are the witnesses going to navigate that?

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