Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Joint Committee On Health
General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed)
Dr. Michael Drumm:
It is a concern and there should be a review. It was a governance issue relating to psychiatry but it was also a governance issue relating to the team and the wider service in south Kerry. The point of our opening statement was to allow that governance to be shared so everybody is in the boat together and everyone is responsible. Everyone is responsible for their role and it should be clear what people are supposed to do. People must be held accountable rather than only one person being held accountable for someone else, which is not practical and would not stand up in legislation.