Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion

2:00 am

Ms Orla Keane:

It has come a significant way forward from what is in the current legislation. There are specific provisions about the information to be provided to the child. It is opportune that Covid happened, because up until now a lot of children were not involved in meetings or court hearings. That is being provided for. From our point of view, there are a lot of additional provisions with regard to providing information. This will also be supplemented by regulations and codes. We have to remember it is not just what is in the Bill. It will be supplemented, and we hope the Commission will be consulted. We will be very much involved in anything we are allocated to draft. I will pass to my colleague, who is doing some work on CAMHS standards at the moment and may be able to add to it.

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