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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 141: In page 58, after line 40, to insert the following: “Application to Circuit Court in certain circumstances 48. Where an involuntarily admitted person has been assessed as lacking capacity to consent to or refuse a proposed treatment under Section 45 and there is not— (a) a decision-making representative appointed under the Act of 2015 duly...

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 142: In page 58, after line 40, to insert the following: “Treatment without consent pending Circuit Court determination 49. (1) Without prejudice to the generality of Section 43, treatment specified in subsection (2), may be given to the involuntarily admitted person concerned where— (a) an application has been made to the Circuit Court in relation...

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 143: In page 58, after line 40, to insert the following: “Application to High Court for treatment order in certain circumstances* 50. (1) Where treatment cannot be administered to an involuntarily admitted person because the person— (a) has capacity to make decisions about his or her treatment but refuses to consent to the treatment concerned, or...

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 144: In page 58, after line 40, to insert the following: “Electro-convulsive therapy (1) Subject to subsection (2), electro-convulsive therapy shall not be administered to a person unless he or she gives consent in writing to the administration of the therapy. (2) Where the person has been found to lack capacity to give consent to a proposed treatment under...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: Trumpian.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 and 138 together. ADHD has long been recognised as one of the most common psychiatric disorders in children and it is now known to persist into adulthood. Core symptoms include inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Our current National Clinical Programme is based on multi-disciplinary community teams to diagnose and treat ADHD in adults. As...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: My priority, and that of Government, is to ensure that children who need services can access them and access them on time. This is in line with our national mental health policy Sharing the Vision, our suicide reduction strategy Connecting for Life, and the HSE Annual Service Plan 2025. Year-on-year funding for mental health services increased from €1.3 billion announced in Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: It is a priority for me, and indeed for Government, to ensure that children who need services can access them and access them on time. This is in line with our national mental health policy Sharing the Vision, our suicide reduction strategy Connecting for Life, and the HSE Annual Service Plan 2025. Year-on-year funding for mental health services increased from €1.3 billion...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Daichead ar an mBunreacht (Cearta Vótála i dToghcháin Uachtaráin), 2025: An Chéad Chéim - Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Voting Rights in Presidential Elections) Bill 2025: First Stage (17 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: No.

Third Report of the Standing Committee of Selection: Motion (17 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move: That Dáil Éireann, pursuant to Standing Order 33, and with effect from 18th June, 2025, approves the Third Report of the Standing Committee of Selection, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 12th June, 2025, and discharges a member from a Committee and appoints a member to a Committee accordingly.^

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: Some 24 million hours have been delivered this year.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I have heard what the Whips said. Regarding what Deputy Mac Lochlainn said, an additional 60 minutes will be provided for Committee and Remaining Stages of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025. Second Stage of the Bill will be 214 minutes, or 3 hours and 34 minutes, and a further two hours will be provided for the Committee and Remaining Stages, which is a total of 5 hours and 34...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I am already very much minded to have legislation Fridays in the next few weeks. We can discuss it at the meeting of the Business Committee on Thursday. I will not be accepting the proposed amendments.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: I move: Tuesday's business shall be:-- Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Revised and Second Further Revised Estimates [Votes 11 to 19, 23, 24, 26 to 30, 32 to 34, 39, 42 and 43] (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension) Bill 2025 - Financial Resolution (without debate) - Motion re Third Report of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) data source Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS) is a survey that collects earnings, labour costs, hours and employment data from enterprises each quarter. The estimates from EHECS are restricted to employments in enterprises with at least 3 employees in NACE Rev. 2 sectors B-S. The figures for this response use Q4 as the reference period for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (17 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: It is a priority for me, and for Government, to ensure that all those who need services can access them and access them on time. This is in line with our national mental health policy Sharing the Vision, our suicide reduction strategy Connecting for Life, and the HSE Annual Service Plan 2025. Year-on-year funding for mental health services increased from €1.3 billion announced in...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: We are to resume next Wednesday. I will be back.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: Four hours is enough. We will be back next week. I thank all the Members for the positive engagement so far. We have covered a huge amount of ground. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for being here for most of the debate.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Mary Butler: Deputy Rice's amendment relating to ECT and children will be discussed at a later date. I take on board what he said . I thank those opposite for their support. No legislation is perfect when it is first drafted. There is always going to be unintended consequences. We have to listen to the sector. It is important that the Bill will be operational. It will be no good otherwise. I...