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Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 233: In page 122, line 16, to delete “community” and substitute “acute”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 234: In page 123, between lines 11 and 12 to insert the following: “145. (1) A person who proposes to operate more than one registered acute mental health centre or registered community mental health centre shall make a separate application to be registered for each of those centres. (2) A person who proposes to operate more than one registered community...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 235: In page 123, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(2) The Commission shall visit a mental health service in respect of which a person has applied for registration as a registered acute mental health centre within a prescribed period and take any findings into consideration when assessing the application for registration.”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 236: In page 124, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(2) The Commission shall visit a mental health service in respect of which a person has applied for registration as a registered community mental health centre within a prescribed period and take any findings into consideration when assessing the application for registration.”

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 237: In page 125, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(2) The Commission may visit a mental health service in respect of which a person has applied for registration as a registered community mental health service within a prescribed period and take any findings into consideration when assessing the application for registration.”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 238: In page 126, to delete lines 29 to 32 and substitute the following: “(5) The Commission may visit a registered mental health service in respect of which a person has applied to renew its registration under this section and take any findings into consideration when assessing the application for renewal.”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 239: In page 128, line 21, to delete “period of 3” and substitute “period of no more than 3”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 240: In page 128, lines 23 and 24, to delete “period of 5” and substitute “period of no more than 5”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 241: In page 128, lines 25 and 26, to delete “period of 5” and substitute “period of no more than 5”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 242: In page 133, line 31, to delete “sections” and substitute “section”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 243: In page 134, line 17, to delete “sections” and substitute “section”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 244: In page 134, line 37, to delete “and to the Commission”. These amendments remove the reference to the Mental Health Commission from the notification of day-to-day operations of the registered mental health service in section 164(3)(b). Compliance with the Act in this section has been moved to section 164(3)(d). It is not appropriate for the...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 245: In page 134, line 39, to delete “, including in relation to any compliance with this Act”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 246: In page 135, to delete lines 4 and 5 and substitute the following: “(d) liaising with the Commission from time to time, including in relation to compliance with this Act and when requested to do so by the Commission.”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: Unfortunately, I am not in a position to support this amendment. The expert review of the Mental Health Act did not recommend that a profession other than a consultant psychiatrist could become a clinical director of a service. Uniquely among health professionals, doctors have full clinical responsibility for people under their care and are similarly liable for a person's care. It may be...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 249: In page 136, line 5, after “may” to insert “, with the approval of the Commission,”. These amendments provide for the approval of the Mental Health Commission to be given to inspectors in sections 166(1) and 166(3) in relation to compliance notices.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 250: In page 136, line 17, after “may” to insert “, with the approval of the Commission”.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I am not going to support this amendment because I believe it is unnecessary. We are currently in the second year of a three-year implementation plan for Sharing the Vision. This is the second of three such implementation plans over the lifespan of this policy. Furthermore, it would be inappropriate for the Minister to be answerable to the Mental Health Commission because it is the...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 253: In page 145, lines 14 and 15, to delete “may, and, at the request of the Minister, shall” and substitute “may, and at the request of the Minister shall,”. These amendments concern typographical errors that need correcting. Amendment No. 255 removes the reference to section 76 in relation to absence with leave of a child. It is now...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 254: In page 145, line 18, to delete “16 years and over” and substitute “16 years or older”.