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Select Committee on Health: Mental Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: Section 2 of the Bill substitutes a new definition of voluntary patient which explicitly includes a reference to the need for such patients to actually consent to such admission. Currently, the definition of voluntary patient in the Mental Health Act 2001 states that a voluntary patient is not subject to an admission order. In other words, a person is a voluntary patient if he or she is not...

Select Committee on Health: Mental Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: I cannot agree with the Deputy because the deprivation of liberty safeguards will not be in place. I ask if the Deputy is prepared to work with me between now and Report Stage to try to put the safeguards in place. This would make it much safer legislation.

Select Committee on Health: Mental Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: Yes.

Select Committee on Health: Mental Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: The section would be subject to amendment on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Health: Mental Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: Section 3 of the Bill substitutes a new section 4 of the 2001 Act, which effectively replaces the existing principal consideration of the Bill of "best interests", with a number of new human rights based principles. My Department does not object to this proposal, which mirrors very closely a recommendation of the expert group review of the Mental Health Act 2001. Under the current section 4...

Select Committee on Health: Mental Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: Section 4 of the Bill is linked to the previous section and also deals with the principal consideration of "best interests". In this case it relates to children not adults. There is one significant change. While the intention is to add guiding principles, as is proposed for adults, with regard to children we would seek to retain the reference to "best interests". There is agreement that...

Select Committee on Health: Mental Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: Section 5 deals with linking the issue of consent in the Mental Health Act 2001 more closely with section 3 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. This provides that a person's capacity should be construed functionally. This is broadly in line with what the expert group review recommended. I have said previously that while what is being proposed is reasonable it cannot come...

Select Committee on Health: Mental Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: Section 6 of the Bill proposes an amendment to section 57 of the Mental Health Act 2001 under the heading "Treatment not requiring consent". Deputy Browne has tabled an amendment to his original wording, separating out consent for a voluntary patient and consent for an involuntary patient. The intention behind the amendment seems clear in that it expands the existing section 57 of the 2001...

Select Committee on Health: Mental Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: To be helpful, the amendments were obviously intended for the Mental Health Act.

Select Committee on Health: Mental Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: No, it is okay.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: It is my first Topical Issue debate.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank the Acting Chairman for his good wishes, which are very much appreciated, and I thank Deputy Buckley for his good wishes also. I sincerely look forward to doing the role justice. I hope I will; I certainly will try my very best. First and foremost, health care is about the individual and individual well-being. In January 2006, the Government adopted the report, as referred to...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: I again thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. The more times this issue is raised in this House and on any other platform where he gets the opportunity to raise it, the more it assists me, the Department and all of us in driving the focus that is necessary in this area. If we went out and asked anyone in our community what is the single most important issue, I think there would...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (27 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (27 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (27 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: Many public units are housed in buildings that are less than ideal in the modern context, but notwithstanding this, the care delivered to residents is generally of a very high standard. It is important therefore that we upgrade our public bed stock and this is the aim of the 5 year Capital Investment Programme for Community Nursing Units which was announced last year. This provides the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (27 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Elder Abuse (27 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (27 Jun 2017)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.