I thank the Seanad for giving me the opportunity to address these resolutions that seek to extend the sunset clause in two pieces of legislation, namely, the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020, and Part 5 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020, both of which are due to expire on 9 November. I turn now to the extension to the measures in the emergency measures Act amending the Mental Health Act.
The measures in Part 5 of this Act amend the Mental Health Acts 2001-2018, specifically relating to the role of independent consultant psychiatrists and the holding of mental health tribunals.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 5,426 words from 13 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Robbie Gallagher and Seán Kyne; Níl, Senators Elisha McCallion and Ivana Bacik.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 14–28 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 12–28 |
| Question put: "That the Order of Business be agreed to." | Carried | 27–14 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 14–26 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 14–26 |
| Question put: "That the motion be agreed to." | Carried | 26–14 |
| Question put: | Carried | 25–13 |
| Question put: "That amendment No. 10 is hereby negatived, in respect of each of the sections undisposed of the section is hereby agreed to, the Title is hereby agreed to and the Bill is accordingly reported to the House without amendment." | Carried | 24–11 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 11–28 |
| Question put: "That the motion be agreed to." | Carried | 28–11 |
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