Mary Butler

I move amendment No. 215: In page 113, line 28, to delete “5 years, and” and substitute “5 years,”.

I move amendment No. 216: In page 113, to delete lines 29 and 30.

I move amendment No. 217: In page 113, to delete lines 32 to 37.

I move amendment No. 218: In page 113, line 38, to delete “section 135,” and substitute “section 135, and”.

I move amendment No. 219: In page 113, to delete line 39.

I move amendment No. 220: In page 114, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “(2) In relation to a registered community mental health service, the Chief Inspector shall visit and inspect a representative number of those services within the registration period, taking into account— (a) a geographic area of registration ensuring a balanced representation of inspection across that area, …

I move amendment No. 221: In page 116, line 29, to delete “registered mental health service under section 128,” and substitute the following: “registered acute mental health centre under section 128(1),”.

I move amendment No. 222: In page 116, line 34, to delete “sections 25 and 73” and substitute “section 25, 73 or 74”.

I move amendment No. 223: In page 116, line 35, to delete “registered mental health service” and substitute “registered acute mental health centre”.

I move amendment No. 224. In page 116, lines 37 and 38, to delete “section 128” and substitute “section 128(1)”.

I move amendment No. 225: In page 116, lines 39 and 40, to delete “he or she” and substitute “the inspector”.

I move amendment No. 226: In page 116, after line 40, to insert the following: “(3) When making an inspection of any registered community mental health centre under section 128(1) or any registered community mental health service under section 128(2), the inspector shall inspect the service or centre, as the case may be, for compliance with the provisions of this Act or any regulations or codes …

I move amendment No. 227: In page 117, line 4, to delete “section 128(a)” and substitute “subsection (1)(a) or (2) of section 128”.

I move amendment No. 229: In page 120, lines 26 and 27, to delete all words from and including “by” in line 26, down to and including line 27 and substitute “in section 163.”.

I move amendment No. 230: In page 121, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “(f) the duration for which the registration of the centre has effect,”. I spoke at some length on the previous grouping in relation to the chief inspector and set out some of the background to the existing regulatory regime under the Mental Health Act 2001, the development of the Bill, and the planned inspec…

I do not disagree with the Deputy. We have 67 approved centres within the HSE. The Deputy is right. The private providers are already regulated by the Mental Health Commission. They would not get their registration otherwise. I do agree with the Deputy on safeguarding, that there has to be that particular crossover. For example, Waterford Residential Care Centre in the city is a fantastic building…

I move amendment No. 231: In page 121, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “(f) the duration for which the registration of the centre has effect,”.

I move amendment No. 232: In page 122, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “(e) the duration for which the registration of the service has effect,”.

I move amendment No. 233: In page 122, line 16, to delete “community” and substitute “acute”.

I move amendment No. 234: In page 123, between lines 11 and 12 to insert the following: “145. (1) A person who proposes to operate more than one registered acute mental health centre or registered community mental health centre shall make a separate application to be registered for each of those centres. (2) A person who proposes to operate more than one registered community mental health servi…

I move amendment No. 235: In page 123, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(2) The Commission shall visit a mental health service in respect of which a person has applied for registration as a registered acute mental health centre within a prescribed period and take any findings into consideration when assessing the application for registration.”.

I move amendment No. 236: In page 124, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(2) The Commission shall visit a mental health service in respect of which a person has applied for registration as a registered community mental health centre within a prescribed period and take any findings into consideration when assessing the application for registration.”

I move amendment No. 237: In page 125, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(2) The Commission may visit a mental health service in respect of which a person has applied for registration as a registered community mental health service within a prescribed period and take any findings into consideration when assessing the application for registration.”.

I move amendment No. 238: In page 126, to delete lines 29 to 32 and substitute the following: “(5) The Commission may visit a registered mental health service in respect of which a person has applied to renew its registration under this section and take any findings into consideration when assessing the application for renewal.”.

I move amendment No. 239: In page 128, line 21, to delete “period of 3” and substitute “period of no more than 3”.