Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Joint Committee On Health

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

Photo of Mark WardMark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It does indeed and it leads on very well to my next question which relates to the perspective of the service user. Ms Anderson mentioned the advanced healthcare directives and the contradictions between the Mental Health Act and the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act. As someone who has used mental health services, what does Ms Anderson think needs to go into this Bill to strengthen the Mental Health Act?

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