Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Joint Committee On Health

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

Dr. Harry Gijbels:

I thank the Chairman for pronouncing my name correctly. I will make a couple of points about the tapering off of medication. There is an absolute need for a structural approach to the tapering off of medication.

People in this country are desperate for help and assistance with that. That is one point.

We in the our rights and medication group would love to meet Senator Hoey. Second, I am surprised - maybe I do not know enough about it - but does anybody know about the WHO guidance document? Is that not the guiding document that should drive policy in Ireland on mental health development and services? Is it going to end up on the shelf? It contains so much information. There is so much guidance, including technical guidance and everything. It should drive matters. Is it going to end up on the shelf? I do not know. Anyway, that is my point.

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