These amendments relate to the Family Courts Act 2024 and will align court proceedings for children in a mental health context with court proceedings for children in a child protection and a family law context. I move amendment No. 36a: In page 22, after line 38, to insert the following: “(a) in line with the best interests of the child, this section must be fully compliant with the United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) of which Ireland are signatories;”.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 4,158 words from 11 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Victor Boyhan and Patricia Stephenson; Níl, Senators Garret Ahearn and Paul Daly.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 16–29 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 15–29 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 17–28 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 16–29 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 15–28 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 16–28 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 29–16 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to" | Carried | 29–16 |
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