Mr. James Kelly:

If, for instance, somebody is being involuntarily detained, the main reason for the detention is that the person fulfils the criteria. A person could fulfil the criteria and have addiction issues with alcohol or drugs or the person could have an intellectual disability or any number of issues. No one is precluded from being involuntarily detained by virtue of the fact that he or she has addiction issues. As long as someone meets the criteria for detention, he or she should be admitted. That covers the cohort to which the Deputy referred.

In terms of the specifics on people with addiction issues or dual diagnosis, these would be looked after in the person's individualised care plan and one would hope that the treatment the person would receive would not only be specific to the individual but would treat both aspects of the issue. We do not go into detail in the proposed Bill. We do not name any mental health condition either, so there are no references to schizophrenia or depression. It is more general and all conditions are included without any of them being named.