Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising this really important mental health Bill, which, as he knows, is a priority of the Government. The restoration of the Bill to the Order Paper was one of the first actions undertaken by this Government. I was delighted to reinstate it. I met the Attorney General only last week on this. We are just trying to finalise the last of the amendments, which are quite technical in nature and some of which relate to other legislation, namely the Assisted Decision-making (Capacity) Act. There are just a few technicalities to iron out. I hope to bring the legislation to Committee Stage next month.

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