Mental Health Bill 2024: From the Seanad
Dail Éireann — 2026-04-29
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Mary Butler (FF), Waterford

The amendments in this grouping relate to definitions in sections 2 and 11. These definitions are either being moved from one section to another section, or are being introduced because they reference definitions in the Child Care Act 1991. For example, amendment No. 45 introduces a definition of voluntary care arrangement that links directly to its definition in the Child Care Act 1991. Amendment No. 42 does the same thing for supervision orders. Amendment No. 28 moves the definition of permitted absence from section 39 to section 2. There was no change in policy. This is just tidying up the Bill so it reads better.

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