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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation

Mental health amendment Bill

Summary

Deputy McDonald pressed for progress on the long-delayed mental health amendment Bill and asked when it would be introduced. The Minister of State said he would come back with an update because he did not control the timetable fully.

The spring legislative programme includes the mental health (amendment) Bill. As the Taoiseach will be aware, this will implement the recommendations of the expert review group, which were published in late 2014. I am pleased that this legislation is listed but it has been listed in legislative programmes since as far back as autumn 2017 and little progress has been made. Mental health resourcing and services have been raised with the Taoiseach by Deputy Wallace. Could priority be given to the legislation? When might we see the Bill? What are the targets in terms of getting the legislation off a list and onto the Statute Book?

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Jim Daly Minister of State at the Department of Health Fine Gael

I will have to come back to the Deputy because the legislative timetable is something over which I do not have full control. I will provide an update to the Deputy on the matter.

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