Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-04-16
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Victor Boyhan (IND), Agricultural Panel

I am very conscious we are coming up to the deadline time on the clock, unless there has been a change I am not aware of. I will set out my concerns. I am not going to go into it at any great length as we have said it all before. The Minister of State mentioned being shocked earlier but I have been shocked through many parts of this Bill and I put on record I have had some engagement with a psychiatric nurse since I left here. I stand over everything I say. It is about being an advocate, coming in here and telling what people have told us. So much of it is heart-rending and so much of it is about abuse - though not all - and we have got to protect them and we know about that.
I finish by saying this is very concerning. This is an important amendment. I do not want to pre-empt what the Minister of State might be thinking because she has come in here prepared, as is her right and prerogative, which I respect. I look forward to hearing her response.

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Sitting date: 2026-04-16