Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

We looked carefully at amendment No. 149. I had to take advice from the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. Initially I thought that we would be able to accept it but "in the care of" is used 11 times in the Bill already. Seclusion and restraint, as the Deputy said, are some of the most serious infringements on bodily rights. Under careful consideration, the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel and the Attorney General felt that "in the care of", after having been used 11 times in the Bill already, is a term that is appropriate in this context. That is the reason I am not accepting the amendment.

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