Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Mental Health Act 2001 was introduced by the former Minister for Health, Deputy Micheál Martin, and marked a significant improvement in mental health care. I have tabled this question to establish why we are experiencing a delay in publishing the expert group's report on the Act. I am concerned that this is impeding human rights as set out in the philosophy of that legislation. The Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, has explained that the report was delayed for a range of reasons, including the fact that the Assisted Decison-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 had not been published. In January she indicated that the review would be concluded in a number of months. When can we expect to have a realistic timeframe for the conclusion of the process and publication of the expert group's review?

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