Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 19:

In page 15, to delete lines 34 to 37 and substitute the following:

“ “registered community mental health centre” means any community-based residential centre (other than a registered acute mental health centre) registered by the Commission in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 6 which—

(a) provides specialist mental health care and treatment for persons with an enduring mental disorder or other mental health difficulty, and

(b) is staffed on a 24 hour basis;”.

Amendment No. 19 replaces the definition of "registered community mental health centre" and defines community-based residences as residences that provide specialist mental health care and treatment and which are staffed 24 hours a day. This is to differentiate these services from acute mental health services and other community mental health services.

I do not intend to support amendment No. 20, in line with my reasoning on the grouping of amendments Nos. 13 to 17, inclusive, with regard to the term "mental disorder".

I also do not intend to support amendment No. 228. A definition of community mental health service is provided for in section 2 of the Bill and the proposed amendment here does not seem to contribute anything more than the existing definition.

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