Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change) | Oireachtas source

Amendments Nos. 38 and 53 relate to removing sections 85(7) and 136 to allow an advance healthcare directive and decision supports to be extended to those detained under the Mental Health Act. Leaving these sections in is discriminatory so I expect the Minister will move very quickly and certainly to address those matters. We should not have it brought in under the mental health legislation and leave people waiting another seven years with a lacuna. I defer to the other Deputies on amendment No. 36 and it being dealt with in the Seanad. I hope the Minister can bring something positive forward there.

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