Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Joint Committee On Health

General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Office of the Ombudsman for Children

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

It does. I guess the answer is that there is no clarity around who would assess maturity. Mr. Castillo Goncalves mentioned a number of other jurisdictions. Is it the standard in other jurisdictions where this practice is working for there to be an appeals process by that child? Is it possible for the child to appeal an assessment of maturity?

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