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- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: I thank Dr. Brosnan. Our next contributor is Dr. O'Mahony. He is very welcome.
- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: I welcome Dr. Gijbels. Thank you for your patience. I hope I am pronouncing your name correctly.
- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: I thank the Senator. Deputy Buckley is next.
- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: I have one or two other questions I wish to ask. First, however, I should say that I cannot thank the witnesses enough for their contributions and statements. I totally agree with Deputy Ward's comments. It is like gold dust for us to receive this information, particularly with regard to legislation. Is there a country that uses the best-practice model in this area that the witnesses...
- Seanad: Humanitarian Support for Ukrainian Refugees: Statements (23 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: The Minister is welcome to the Chamber and I wish him and his Department well in his work on this ongoing crisis. I would like to show my solidarity with the Ukrainian people, those who are fleeing war and those who are still in their own country. I am proud that Ireland is standing in solidarity and supporting the Ukrainian people at this awful time. I warmly welcome the Ukrainian people...
- Seanad: Gambling (Prohibition of Advertising) Bill 2021: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: The Minister of State is welcome to the Chamber. I commend my Labour Party colleagues, Senators Wall, Sherlock, Hoey and Moynihan on this legislation, especially Senator Wall. It is great and a very timely initiative. Advertising is everywhere and it permeates almost all aspects of our culture. Sporting events are sponsored, the television coverage of those events is interspersed with...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: I also extend my condolences to the Fitzpatrick family on this very sad day. I agree with my colleague, Senator Gavan, on the Yemen situation, which is horrendous. I would love to see a debate on the issue and I would love it if the Minister would come in to discuss it.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: Yesterday, members of the Joint Committee on Health heard from researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, who have brought out a report on hospital doctor retention and motivation. They surveyed and interviewed almost 1,200 hospital doctors working in the health system about their experiences and they interviewed 51 Irish-trained doctors working in Australia on why they had...
- Joint Committee On Health: Business of Joint Committee (22 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: The draft minutes of the public meeting of 25 January 2022 have been circulated to members. Are these agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: I welcome the representatives from the Irish Association of Social Workers and the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland to our meeting this morning as part of the sub-committee pre-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021. I welcome Mr. Vivian Geiran, chair, Irish Association of Social Workers and Mr. Eoin Barry, Irish Association of Social Workers member and chair of...
- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: I thank Dr. Martin. Our first member to put questions today is Senator Conway.
- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: Dr. Whyte wants to respond to the Senator's last question.
- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: The next speaker is Deputy Hourigan.
- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: Yes.
- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: Yes.
- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: I have a couple of questions before we conclude. To return to something Mr. Barry said about CORU, did he refer to human rights practices being removed? I may have heard him wrong.
- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: It is very regrettable. To return to our guests from the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, is there are any training for psychiatrists in human rights with regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD, in the college? Is any work done on that?
- Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)
Frances Black: To return to the IASW, is there any consultation process between the HSE and social workers on the upcoming changes to this mental health legislation? Has there been any interaction?