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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 812. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a health and social care advisory unit within his Department as proposed by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13874/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Industry (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 852. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) in relation to the marketing practices of the formula milk industry; his plans to act upon the findings of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14099/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 1068. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to conduct a national awareness campaign in relation to osteogenesis imperfecta to help raise awareness among the general public of the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14951/22]

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that how it works now?

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Sorry to interrupt. We are all trying to skirt around a particular instance. Having sat through some committee sessions relating to that matter, however, it seems that the professionals involved did have a line manager and also had somebody within the team who was meant to be at the top of the decision-making tree. What I am asking is what difference this proposed legislation would make....

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Thank you. I also want to put that question to the psychiatrists because I have been a little bit surprised by the conversation on this issue. Sharing the Vision states: Clinical leadership,as described in AVFC 2006–16, was vested in the consultant psychiatrist role, in keeping with the requirements of legislation. Consideration should be given to amending legislation to facilitate...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I am trying not to because I think it is a bigger issue.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Just to be clear, the reason I am asking is that in previous sessions with other professional groups it has been raised as an area of concern that they would like amended in the Bill. The new definition of community mental health service teams is of concern to some groups and I was wondering if today's witnesses share those concerns. At the previous session, we talked about out-of-hours...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I am going to infer from what Dr. Martin has said that he broadly agrees with some of the concerns that were raised previously.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I know a number of people have already touched on this area but I want to go back to the concerns that have been raised around the change in threshold when somebody is involuntarily detained. I am trying to understand the situation as a layperson. We are hearing from representatives of professional bodies who say one thing and community and representative groups who say the opposite. I am...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: In the vast majority of cases where people are involuntarily detained, they are reviewed in a timely manner and recategorised as voluntarily detained.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: What does "frequently" mean? I am a layperson. Does that mean every week?

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That is useful information. Dr. Martin helpfully outlined in his survey the number of posts we currently have, those that are vacant and the fact that we will probably need more than 800 posts by 2028. Half of those currently in posts are over the age of 50. I am interested in the survey in terms of the perception that this Bill might increase burnout. At that level of staffing, the...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I know I am really pushing my luck, Chair, but I have one super quick question for Mr. Barry and Mr. Geiran. One of the points raised in the opening statement was that the Mental Health Commission, MHC, would inspect every community mental health service at least once every five years. This has been raised at other sessions on pre-legislative scrutiny as well. It would be hard to argue...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: When facilities are inspected and a report is generated, sometimes the report can be used in unintended ways. I just put that out there for the witnesses to take on board.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that with a view to improving facilities?

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Mr. Geiran.