Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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407. To ask the Minister for Health the cost per mental health tribunal for legal aid provided to the patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25341/17]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The current full fee for legal representation of a patient at a mental health tribunal in relation to an admission order detaining a patient for care and treatment in an approved centre is €1,196. The full fee for legal representation by the same legal representative at a subsequent mental health tribunal hearing in relation to a renewal order is €335. Part fees apply in circumstances where a patient's detention order (either an admission order or a renewal order) is revoked prior to a tribunal hearing and some of the preparatory work has been completed by the legal representative concerned.