Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Dail Éireann — 2025-06-18
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Sorca Clarke (SF), Longford-Westmeath

I move amendment No. 247:
In page 135, line 30, to delete “consultant psychiatrist” and substitute “qualified mental health professional”.
These amendments seek in similar ways to the previous amendment I spoke on to align the language of the Bill with policies previously published and to promote distributed leadership across mental health services. I believe the role should be competency-based and discipline non-specific, focusing on the relevant clinical and organisational expertise. As I said earlier, there should be the right person at the right time to meet the needs of the patient.

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Sitting date: 2025-06-18