Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2025-12-17
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Victor Boyhan (IND), Agricultural Panel

Now that the Minister of State has encouraged me, I am going to comment further. She stated that she is not prepared to legislate for any children in adult psychiatric services. I do not want children to be placed in such services. Will the Minister legislate to ensure that it will not happen? She should show me the legislation or tell me when, following the passage of this Bill and having had time to reflect, she is going to legislate. I am happy to support any proposal from the Minister of State, or anyone else for that matter, which categorically states that no child will be placed in a psychiatric setting with adults in order to receive care or support. That is what I would really like, if possible. The Minister of State is committed to that, but can we see it in some form of amendment? The Minister of State is saying "No". We will have another opportunity to deal with that.
The Minister of State also put on the record - and I want to be clear in order to be fair to her - that there two persons under 18 were placed in adult psychiatric care-----

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Sitting date: 2025-12-17