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

Mary Butler: On patient advocacy services, when I took over as Minister of State with responsibility for older people in June 2020, I discovered very quickly that there were patient advocacy services only in public and community hospitals and public nursing homes. I moved very quickly to expand patient advocacy services across all public, private and voluntary nursing homes. I am currently expanding...

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 205: In page 95, line 6, after “the” to insert “rights and”. Amendment No. 205 is a technical amendment to include protection of a person’s rights, along with their interests, in the functions of the commission. I do not intend to support amendment No. 206 as this amendment duplicates what is already in the Bill elsewhere. ...

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

Mary Butler: We are discussing that now.

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

Mary Butler: Would Deputy Quaide like to speak to it and then I can come in?

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

Mary Butler: Okay. I have heard Deputy Clarke and I have read what the other Deputies have sent in. I do not have a prepared speaking note because I want to work with both Deputies on getting this right for Report Stage. We know that in the past ten years there have been no cases where ECT has been used on 16- or 17-year-olds. We also know it is necessary to go to the High Court to get approval. I...

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 187: In page 89, to delete lines 15 and 16 and substitute the following: “(c) the interaction of the administration of electro-convulsive therapy and the guiding principles;”.

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 188: In page 89, between lines 29 and 30, to insert: “(i) the provision of informed consent from a person to whom ECT shall be administered;”.

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

Mary Butler: I am agreeable to deleting section 83 with the opportunity to reintroduce a section 83 along the lines of what we have discussed. There may be no need for it but I must keep the opportunity open in case wording is required. However, its purpose will be that we will not be legislating for 16- and 17-year-olds to have access to ECT.

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 167: In page 74, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following: “(b) the Commission,”.

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 168: In page 77, after line 42, to insert the following: “(8) The Executive shall notify the Commission, in the form and manner specified by the Commission, of the decision to involuntarily admit or the decision not to involuntarily admit a child under this section.”.

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 170: In page 78, line 6, before “take” to insert “take all reasonable measures necessary to”.

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 171: In page 78, line 12, to delete “a Superintendent or Chief Superintendent” and substitute “a member of An Garda Síochána not below the rank of Inspector”.

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 172: In page 78, to delete lines 20 to 25 and substitute the following: “(4) Where a member of An Garda Síochána takes a child into custody under subsection (1) and the parents of the child, or either of them, or guardian, or, in the case of a child the subject of a care order, the Child and Family Agency are contacted, the child shall be released...

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 173: In page 78, to delete lines 26 to 30.

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 175: In page 78, line 38, to delete “view” and substitute “opinion”.

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 176: In page 78, lines 39 and 40, to delete “it is unsafe or not in the best interests of the child to release the child into the care of that person or persons” and substitute the following: “there is an immediate and serious risk to the health or welfare of the child by releasing the child into the care of that person or persons”.

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 177: In page 78, line 41, to delete “shall arrange for the child to be released” and substitute “may request that the child be released”.

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 178: In page 79, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “(7) Where the member or members of An Garda Síochána make a request to the Executive under subsection (6), the Executive shall comply with the request as soon as practicable.”.

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 179: In page 79, line 7, to delete “view” and substitute “opinion”.

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

Mary Butler: I move amendment No. 180: In page 79, lines 8 and 9, to delete “it is unsafe or it is not in the best interests of the child to do so” and substitute the following: “there is an immediate and serious risk to the health or welfare of the child by releasing the child into the care of that person or persons”. This amendment was drafted following consultation...