Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Pádraig RicePádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)

The next slot is for the Labour Party or the Social Democrats so I will take it. I will tease out some issues we did not get to earlier, particularly on the rights and views of the child, admission to adult facilities and restraint of the child. Ms Keane mentioned having some more thoughts on children in her opening statement that we did not get to. The Ombudsman for Children has expressed concerns about provisions relating to provisions that relate to respecting the views of the child. They are too weak. Does she have any thoughts on the Ombudsman's observations, and does she believe the right balance has been struck?

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