The spring legislative programme includes the mental health (amendment) Bill. The Bill was first listed by the Government in autumn 2017, and the Government states that work is progressing. In 2018 it said that draft heads of the Bill were in preparation. It is now 2019 and the status of the Bill is still the same. Will the Taoiseach commit to a deadline for publication of the Bill, will he give a timeline for the work ahead and will he confirm that the Committee on Future of Mental Health Care will also be re-established?

I understand that the heads of Bill are currently being drafted but they will have to be sent to the Mental Health Commission, which will be consulted. This may cause a delay.

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