Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I understand that. I know there is an election coming. There is no avoiding that, but I do not think it is a good enough reason for doing something that I do not believe should happen. We have the general scheme of the new mental health Act. There was a comprehensive review and the legislation will be introduced. I accept it will not be done in this Government's term but it will be addressed because it is being worked on as we speak. These things do move along. A change of Government does not change these things and they progress. I do not believe the measure should be in the Bill. It could be more comprehensively dealt with in the mental health Act. I might be wrong, but that is my belief.