Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2025-12-10
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Lynn Ruane (IND), University of Dublin

I move amendment No. 33:
In page 21, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:
“(5) An applicable person shall not be precluded from accessing mental health care or treatment by virtue of the fact that they are acutely drug or intoxicant affected, or are addicted to drugs or intoxicants.”.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-10