Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Farrelly for his presentation. He spoke about involuntary admissions and changing the period from 21 days to 14. I am curious about the logic behind that. I have experienced a lot of this with the services. Mr. Farrelly also stated that he is not in favour of people being brought to Garda stations. In most instances, a person is told that they either go to their GP, get a letter from him or her and go to the accident and emergency department or go to a Garda station where a psychiatrist is on hand to make a decision about where they go.

Regarding the 21 days, the tribunal and a solicitor, can Mr. Farrelly explain where he sees changes in this system? Is he aware of the Calpa team? This was a team that picked up people with mental health issues and brought them to different hospitals. Does he still see a role for that? The Calpa team brings people with severe mental health issues to different places. I want to tease that out. Not many people know about that.

Could Mr. Farrelly discuss further the lack of community supports for with mental health issues living independently or semi-independently in the community? He mentioned a lot of outdated buildings. Did the commission have a role in the plan to roll out the primary care centre because there are mental health services in such centres for young adults?