I move amendment No. 256:
In page 146, lines 33 and 34, to delete all words from and including “(1) For the” in line 33 down to and including line 34 and substitute the following:
“(1) An advanced electronic signature may be used for the purpose of any signature under this Act.”.
These are technical amendments to include the term "advanced" in this section on electronic signatures and their use. They update the se…
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Mary Butler
Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip; and the Department of Health with responsibility for Mental Health
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I move amendment No. 257:
In page 146, line 35, after “of” to insert “advanced”.
I move amendment No. 258:
In page 147, line 7, to delete “that assessment no later than 14 days after that person’s admission” and substitute the following:
“that assessment, no later than 14 days, or such shorter period as may be prescribed, after the date of that person’s admission”.
The following amendments have been grouped, as the Ceann Comhairle has said. Some stakeholders raised concerns that subparagraph (…
I move amendment No. 259:
In page 147, to delete lines 17 to 22 and substitute the following:
“(3) A member of a person’s multidisciplinary team, after consultation with other members of that team, shall—
(a) review the care plan on a regular basis with the frequency of review based on the individual needs of the person concerned, and
(b) where necessary or relevant, revise the care plan after such consultation a…
I move amendment No. 260:
In page 147, line 36, after “days” to insert “, or such shorter period as may be prescribed”.
I move amendment No. 261:
In page 148, line 10, after “regard” to insert “, in accordance with the guiding principles,”.
I move amendment No. 262:
In page 148, line 21, to delete “sections” and substitute “section”.
I move amendment No. 263:
In page 148, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:
“(5) A member of a child’s multidisciplinary team shall consult with other members of that multidisciplinary team when preparing or revising a care plan.”.
I move amendment No. 265:
In page 149, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following:
“(a) the form of a care plan;”.
I move amendment No. 266:
In page 150, line 32, to delete “a person” and substitute “an adult”.
Amendments Nos. 266 to 269, inclusive, have been grouped. These amendments relate to the section providing for nominated persons. When a person is in a registered acute mental health centre, they may nominate a person of their choosing to act as their nominated person. This is new and is something that we have been looki…
I move amendment No. 267:
In page 151, to delete lines 12 to 17 and substitute the following:
“(6) The responsible consultant psychiatrist or the relevant health professional who orders, initiates or applies a restrictive practice shall have due regard to—
(a) the will and preferences of the person regarding the application of a restrictive practice, and
(b) the view of any nominee in relation to such will and pr…
I move amendment No. 268:
In page 151, line 26, to delete “any other person” and substitute “another adult”.
I move amendment No. 269:
In page 151, line 28, to delete “sections 60, 73, 83, 90 and 91” and substitute “sections 60, 69,73, 74, 75, 90 and 91”.
I move amendment No. 270:
In page 152, line 23, to delete “Chief Inspector” and substitute “Chief Executive Officer”.
Amendments Nos. 270 and 271 have been grouped. These amendments were prepared following consultation with the Mental Health Commission. Further to my previous comments in relation to the grouping on the role of the chief inspector, these amendments provide for the authorisation to inspect records he…
I move amendment No. 271:
In page 152, lines 24 and 25, to delete “Chief Inspector or the Assistant Inspectors of his or her duties” and substitute “Commission of its duties”.
I move amendment No. 272:
In page 154, line 10, to delete “that section” and substitute “any of those sections”.
I move amendment No. 273:
In page 157, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:
“(4) Where the Commission assigns a legal representative from a panel to an affected person under subsection (3), the Commission shall assign the legal representative who was previously assigned by the Commission on behalf of the person in respect of a relevant matter specified in paragraph (a) of section 195 unless—
(a) the l…
We were nearly there.
I move:
Tuesday's business shall be:-
- Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Revised and Second Further Revised Estimates [Votes 11 to 19, 23, 24, 26 to 30, 32 to 34, 39, 42 and 43] (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately)
- Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension) Bill 2025 - Financial Resolution (without debate)
- Motion re Third Report of the Standing Committee of Selection (wi…
I have heard what the Whips said. Regarding what Deputy Mac Lochlainn said, an additional 60 minutes will be provided for Committee and Remaining Stages of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025. Second Stage of the Bill will be 214 minutes, or 3 hours and 34 minutes, and a further two hours will be provided for the Committee and Remaining Stages, which is a total of 5 hours and 34 minutes tomorrow afternoon…
I am already very much minded to have legislation Fridays in the next few weeks. We can discuss it at the meeting of the Business Committee on Thursday. I will not be accepting the proposed amendments.
Some 24 million hours have been delivered this year.
No.
I move:
That Dáil Éireann, pursuant to Standing Order 33, and with effect from 18th June, 2025, approves the Third Report of the Standing Committee of Selection, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 12th June, 2025, and discharges a member from a Committee and appoints a member to a Committee accordingly.
In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that:
1. notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of yesterday, the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the extent that topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of the Statements on Nursing Homes and the Care of Older Persons, with consequential effect on the commencement time for Second Sta…