Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 3, lines 28 and 29, to delete "(including any psychiatric ailment)".

I would be interested to hear Senator Glynn's comment on this as he worked in the psychiatric services. It makes no sense, and must border on discrimination, to include this reference in the Bill to people "including any psychiatric ailment". Why is a distinction made between people who have acute ailments and people with psychiatric ailments? Surely this is fundamentally wrong. It is axiomatic that a psychiatric ailment is an acute one and singling people out in this manner is retrogressive and surely runs counter to all modern legislation.