Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Joint Committee On Health
General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed)
Annie Hoey (Labour) | Oireachtas source
That is interesting because I am sure there are people watching and listening who would probably baulk at conceptualising social embarrassment as being a reason to involuntarily detain someone. That is something we will have to think about because I even have people messaging me about it. That must be a difficult concept to understand for people outside the social work sector.
That is a very difficult concept to understand, and then to understand how we as legislators would approach it. I believe the people are certainly struggling with that, especially around involuntary retention.
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