Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)

I thank all the witnesses for coming in today, for all their work and preparation on this as well as all the research done in advance of this meeting. Much work goes into the preparation for days like this. I thank them for sharing their expertise with us and no doubt it will help inform the debate in the Dáil as this Bill moves through the Oireachtas. This was an important session to tease out some of the key issues and to hear the variety of perspectives from each of the experts from the Mental Health Commission, An Garda Síochána, Mental Health Reform and the IMO. I thank everyone for that.

Our meeting is now adjourned until next Wednesday, 18 June, when the committee will meet with HIQA and the Minister of State with responsibility for older people, Deputy O'Donnell, to consider issues relating to the practices in nursing homes, related practices and oversight of these issues.