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
Mark 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.