Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 286:

In page 160, after line 13, to insert the following:

“Amendment of Bail Act 1997

211. Section 9A of the Bail Act 1997 is amended, in subsection (7), by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “mental disorder”:

“ ‘mental disorder’ means a mental disorder (within the meaning of section 2 of the Mental Health Act 2025) that—

(a) in relation to an adult, fulfils the criteria for involuntary admission (within the meaning of that Act), or

(b) in relation to a child, fulfils the criteria for involuntary admission of a child (within the meaning of that Act);”.”.

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