Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will conclude by saying, and this could be a wrong perception, that sometimes psychiatry has too much power. Disavow me of this notion I have. Neil's experience has really touched a nerve with me. I am grateful to the witnesses for their perspectives on this, especially on the agency the person has and the rush to medicalising or prescribing. It is my perception, and disavow me or correct me if I am wrong, that we are overprescribing in this country. Maybe we need to tilt it back to the person having agency over his or her own pathway.