Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)

I see the specific issue with trying to include a particular condition because there are many others that could be. I have reminded myself of the specific request in the DCU FAST report, which is to do with people being committed to psychiatric institutions when they are under the influence. There is a difficulty with doing that. The way we might deal with it on Report Stage is that rather than looking for dual diagnosis to be included and named specifically, perhaps I will try to address it by way of an amendment that seeks to make it easier for people to be admitted or committed to a psychiatric institution if they are under the influence, to ensure if that is the only option, and it is a difficult option, their being under the influence would not prevent that course of treatment. Perhaps that is an alternative way. I appreciate the Minister of State's advice on it. I appreciate the sentiment that she supports the concept. I understand the legal difficulty of inserting a term that is not specific enough, which is essentially what she is saying. I might revisit it on Report Stage.

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