Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 November 2021

Joint Committee On Health

General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health

Photo of Mark WardMark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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I understand that. I am asking whether the heads of Bill address the fact that people are arriving at emergency departments because they are feeling mentally unwell and are not getting the treatment they deserve and need at that point in time? They are then basically sent home without getting treatment. I am asking about that rather than cases where people hurt themselves while in a mental health facility. In other words, I am asking about what happens prior to admission.