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No. 23 of 2017Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017
Public bill · Private Member · Introduced
Updates the mental health law to improve treatment and services for people under that law, while also strengthening their rights. It aims to make care and safeguards better for people who may be detained or treated under the mental health system.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Mental Health Act 2001; to make further and better provision relating to the treatment of persons under the Mental Health Act 2001; to improve the provision of mental health services; to promote the rights of persons subject to the Mental Health Act 2001; and to provide for related matters.
Last updated 6 August 2019
Sponsor
- James Browne Primary
Progress
- First StageDáil
- Second StageDáil
- Committee StageDáil
- Report StageDáil
- Fifth StageDáil
- Second StageSeanad
- Committee StageSeanad
- Report StageSeanad
- Fifth StageSeanad Enacted
- Cream ListDáil Enacted
- EnactedEnacted
Debates
- Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: From the Seanad Dáil
- Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages Seanad
- Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage Seanad
- Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage Seanad
- Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Order for Report Stage Dáil
- Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages Dáil
- Mental Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017: Committee Stage Select Committee on Health
- Mental Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] Dáil
- Mental Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] Dáil
- Mental Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: First Stage Dáil
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