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

That clarification from the Minister of State is very interesting. It is the first time in this debate we have had this differentiation made between the public and private sector. We need to see that in the context of these numbers. I told the Minister of State I had figures that I did not feel it would be responsible of me to share here until there was further validation of them. They are, however, far higher than two. However, it is helpful that the Minister of State has differentiated between the private and public sector.
This is a national policy in a new Bill on mental health. All services are subject to inspection. There are many beds in the private psychiatric services. I am familiar with two or three facilities just in Dublin that have huge capacity. They do a really good job and work very closely with the State. They are not private and exclusively on their own. Many of them have substantial public capacity.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-17