Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2026-01-22
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Nicole Ryan (SF), Administrative Panel

I move amendment No. 160:
In page 71, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:
“Appropriate environment
61. A child shall not be admitted to a registered acute mental health centre that is not approved for the admission of children.”.
We have talked about this extensively at this point so I will make it quick. The work the Minister of State has done has been phenomenal in removing children from adult inpatient treatment centres. We are looking at balance and the Minister of State referred to balance in respect of amendments. This amendment is looking at that balance, so no child is admitted to a centre that is not child-approved. That is all we are asking with this amendment, just looking for that bit of balance here. That is all I am going to say. I thank the Minister of State.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-22