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Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: I move amendment No. 29: In page 37, line 22, after “for” to insert “no more than”. As the Chair said, amendments Nos. 29 and 30 are related. They concern one of the issues that has most frequently been brought to my attention since Committee Stage of the Bill, namely, the extension of the involuntary detention period from 21 days to, potentially, 42 days....

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: I fundamentally disagree with the last part where the Minister of State said it should be left to secondary legislation. This House has seen no secondary legislation. I agree that regulations have a place, but it is not here. It would not give the confidence or reassurance to a patient who is being involuntarily detained, their loved ones or their advocates that at some point a regulation...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: I move amendment No 30: In page 37, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: “(c) where a person is subject to involuntary treatment for a period exceeding 21 days, shall carry out a formal capacity assessment at regular intervals to determine whether the criteria for continued involuntary treatment still apply.”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: I move amendment No. 47: In page 64, line 21, after “made” to insert “within 5 days” This amendment relates to a potentially prolonged involuntary treatment period without timely access to decision-making supports. This amendment seeks to put in a definitive timeframe for when an application to the Circuit Court to put decision-making supports in place for...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: With the greatest respect to all those health professionals and to the Minister of State, nobody knows what is going to happen in the future. There may be a presumption of two or three weeks but that presumption may turn out to be false. There may be a presumption of a week that turns out to be false. None of us has the ability to see into the future. I agree with what the Minister of...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: I move amendment No. 51: In page 68, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “(4) The use of chemical restraint shall be notified to the Mental Health Commission within 24 hours and made available for review upon request by the individual or their advocate.”. This amendment relates directly to the use of chemical restraint on those subject to involuntary...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: After such a length of time since the Bill was introduced, that is simply not good enough. Chemical restraint must be governed with the same clear rules and subject to the same level of oversight as any other restrictive practice outlined in this Bill. I do not know why the decision was made to take out the reference to chemical restraint but that was the Minister of State's decision and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (9 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 212. To ask the Minister for Health if she will respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38161/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current average processing time for schools’ applications to the NCSE for additional SNA supports following a formal diagnosis; the difference in response time between mainstream schools and special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37175/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average waiting time for a child with a diagnosis of moderate to severe or profound intellectual disability to be offered an appropriate school placement, by county, and by category of need, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37176/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (8 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current average waiting time for a psychological assessment through NEPS in DEIS versus non-DEIS school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37188/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (8 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average processing time for the home tuition grant scheme applications for children without school placements; the number of applications delayed beyond 30 working days in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37189/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 617. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for approval of long-stay (D) student visa applications from India, Nigeria, Brazil and China, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37205/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 618. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing time for employment-based visa applications; if he will provide a breakdown by visa office and region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37206/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 619. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time taken to process visa appeals, broken down by visa type and region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37207/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 620. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing time for short-stay (C) visa applications, broken down by application centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37208/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (8 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 726. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time in each health region for the completion of the preliminary team assessment under the standard opening procedure for AON, specifically for children suspected of having autism or an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37174/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 849. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the €93 million being spent annually on outsourcing mental health care, including the types of services and providers involved. [37666/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 850. To ask the Minister for Health has the €93 million spent on outsourcing mental health care led to any measurable reductions in waiting times for CAMHS, primary care psychology, AONs and so on- and can you provide that data. [37667/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Jul 2025)

Sorca Clarke: 851. To ask the Minister for Health the cost per patient for outsourced mental health care compared to the same service delivered by the HSE. [37668/25]