Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Joint Committee On Health

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

Ms Fiona Coyle:

I thank the Chair and wish Senator Black a speedy recovery. To reiterate this is probably one of the most important pieces of legislation that any committee will scrutinise over the lifetime of this Government. I thank the subcommittee for its work. A huge amount of work has been put in by Department of Health officials and by the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, who managed to get it over the line after other Ministers failed to do so. We in Mental Health Reform are very much available to further support the subcommittee and provide any further information that is needed. I thank members for their time today. I look forward to engaging further.