Seanad debates
Thursday, 7 November 2002
Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals, 2001: Statements.
It disappoints me that it takes time to bring about results. I know from having been a Minister of State in the former Department of Health the strides which have been made to ensure better mental health services. It is a complex area. The Mental Health Act, 2001, is a major step forward and I appeal to the Minister to implement all its parts as quickly as possible to bring it into full effect. There was a significant debate in the Dáil in the 1980s on a similar Bill which was passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas but never implemented.
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