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Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Thank you. That is fantastic because Ms Vidal has slightly covered one of the issues that I wanted to follow up on with Shine. I want to come back to the issue of allocated key workers with Shine and some of the other witnesses. To stick on that family aspect, I have two follow-up questions. First, Ms Vidal has somewhat covered the issue of the definition of the family and she said Shine...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I am glad to hear that Shine is taking a relatively broad view and understanding of the family. I completely agree that while there is blood family, sometimes your best supporters are the people you choose rather than the people you are related to. However, it strikes me that this broad definition might not always be recognised by medical professionals and that there might be concern over...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Ms Byrne.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Ms Vidal. That is worth reiterating.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Dr. Drumm for that. It was really helpful. I now want to turn to the issue of authorised officers. There is a lot to be considered by a layperson like me coming to this. There is the allocated key worker and there are the advocacy services, but I just want to deal with the issue of authorised officers because concern arose in previous debates over the role of authorised officers...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Ms Vidal for that. I also want to touch on the issue of the new language in respect of the grounds for detention. There is to be a slight change in that, rather than referring to the presence of risk, detention will have to be immediately necessary for the protection of the life of the person, the protection of his or her health from serious threat or for the protection of others....

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Both witnesses are supportive of it as a general principle. To follow on from that, one of the discussions we have had over multiple meetings is on the issue of multidisciplinary teams, how they operate and where the lines of responsibility are. From a psychologist's point of view, does Dr. Drumm take a view on that or is it something that is of concern to him in the new Bill?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Usage (26 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 203. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the special measures his Department is taking to reduce energy usage in the scenario in which members of the public are being asked to do the same. [20293/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (26 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 287. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the special measures his Department is taking to reduce energy usage in the scenario in which members of the public are being asked to do the same. [20294/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (26 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 471. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons availing of the single person child carer credit. [19357/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (26 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 472. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of decoupling the single person child carer credit from the child benefit payment and making it equitably available to both parents where custody of a child or children is shared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19358/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (26 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 473. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of equivalising the tax rate for recipients of the single person child carer credit with the single earner two-adult household tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19359/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (26 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 507. To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances in which NAMA agreed to write of £100 million debt owed by a company (details supplied); the reason NAMA was unable to recoup any funds from the sale by the company of the 146 apartments it was set up to develop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20233/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 509. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has examined alternative insurance systems, particularly in relation to licensed premises, such as the no-fault system that exists in New Zealand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20320/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Energy Usage (26 Apr 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 549. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform he special measures his Department is taking to reduce energy usage in the scenario in which members of the public are being asked to do the same. [19647/22]