Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2026-01-28
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Mary Butler (FF), Waterford

Amendments Nos. 165 and 166 are minor wording changes, adding "responsible" in front of "consultant psychiatrist" in the former and replacing the word "another" consultant with "second" consultant These amendments are to ensure consistency in language across the Bill.
Amendment No. 168 moves the existing section 64(4)(b) to new section 61(5). This is not a new policy, but instead places the provision in a more appropriate section. It provides that where a capacity assessment is being carried out on a child, it is done as soon as practicable, regularly to meet the individual child's needs, but not less than once every 14 days.
Amendment No. 169 inserts reference to the "capacity assessment under subsection (1)" along with subsection (2) already referenced, to correct an omission in the published Bill.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-28