Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2025-12-09
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Victor Boyhan (IND), Agricultural Panel

I will reply to the Minister of State on a few things she said. I had indicated to speak back on it. I did not suggest she was incompetent at any point. I want to be clear on that. I have a lot of respect for her. She has her knowledge. I put that on the record genuinely because I am sincere about that. I do not doubt her ability. I have every confidence in her ability. She has been at this for years. I simply asked her a question and in calmness I ask it again. I am not going to repeat it all again.
I asked about compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Minister of State's response, which I wrote down, was to ask whether I honestly thought the Government would do such a thing. I hope that it would not. I simply wanted the Minister of State to say that there is full compliance.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-09