Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I know Deputy Ó Caoláin does not raise this purely from a political perspective. He has an interest in the issue, and I respect that. The Minister of State dealing with this area will respond on the Topical Issue in the House.

I was asked about the mental capacity Bill and the mental health Bill. The first Bill will be published early in the new year but I do not have a time for the second one. Neither of them deals with the immediate crisis Deputy Ó Caoláin and Deputy Kelleher raised. The Minister of State will respond on it.

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