Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2025-12-10
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Victor Boyhan (IND), Agricultural Panel

I will be brief on this. I do not propose to talk at great length on this group of amendments because we will have another opportunity in a few minutes. Has the Children's Rights Alliance been in touch with the Minister of State on areas around this particular section of the Bill? It is very much focused on children and the courts. I have had some correspondence, but I wanted to ask if the Children's Rights Alliance had been in touch with her. What is it saying to the Minister of State or her officials? Have its concerns been considered as part of this?
The Minister of State might say that it is pretty obvious, but I do not know. That is not a trick question, I am just looking at some correspondence from the Children's Rights Alliance. I do not know the process or if the latter has made submissions directly to her, but she will be aware of that organisation in any event. Could the Minister of State indicate whether there are particular concerns - if they come to mind, but she should not worry if they do not - that are included here or whether she has a view on that?

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