Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2026-01-22
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Nessa Cosgrove (LAB), Labour Panel

I move amendment No. 130:
In page 64, to delete from “, or” in line 30, down to and including line 33 and substitute the following:
"in order for the involuntary treatment of a person deemed to lack capacity, who does not have access to Decision Supports, to continue beyond the treatment period, an application must be made by or on behalf of the responsible consultant psychiatrist to the High Court specifying the proposed treatment and seeking an order to continue to administer the treatment concerned to the person while they await decision-supports (in this section referred to as a “treatment order”) where all of the following apply, namely:
(a) such treatment is immediately necessary for the protection of life of the person or for protection from an immediate and serious threat to the health of the person;
(b) the involuntarily admitted person requires the treatment concerned immediately;
(c) there is no alternative safe and effective treatment available;
(d) it is likely that the condition of the involuntarily admitted person will benefit from such treatment to a material extent;
a treatment order shall, subject to any directions of the High Court, have effect for a period not exceeding 3 months.”.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-22