Mary Butler

I move amendment No. 92: In page 36, line 20, to delete “paragraphs” and substitute “paragraph”.

I move amendment No. 93: In page 36, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “Psychosocial assessment of involuntarily admitted person 26. (1) Where an involuntary admission order has been made in relation to an involuntarily admitted person, a mental healthcare professional (other than a consultant psychiatrist) on the staff of the registered acute mental health centre who is involve…

I move amendment No. 94: In page 37, lines 1 and 2, to delete “(both within the meaning of section 2 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015)”.

I move amendment No. 95: In page 37, line 10, to delete “a registered nurse” and substitute the following: “a person who was previously a practising solicitor or a practising barrister but is not currently practising (whether in the State or otherwise)”.

I move amendment No. 96: In page 40, line 20, to delete “the person, the subject” and substitute “the person the subject”.

I move amendment No. 97: In page 40, to delete lines 27 to 29 and substitute the following: “(b) the attendance of the responsible consultant psychiatrist at the hearing of the review board,”. These are textual amendments to a number of subsections so that they read “responsible consultant psychiatrist”, make the provisions clearer and provide consistency throughout the Bill.

I move amendment No. 98: In page 42, lines 27 and 28, to delete “consultant psychiatrist responsible for the care and treatment of the person concerned” and substitute “responsible consultant psychiatrist”.

I move amendment No. 99: In page 43, lines 17 and 18, to delete “consultant psychiatrist who is responsible for the care and treatment of the person concerned” and substitute “responsible consultant psychiatrist”.

I move amendment No. 100: In page 43, line 36, to delete “board” and substitute “review board”. Amendments Nos. 100, 101, 105 and 107 provide for textual amendments to a number of subsections to read “responsible consultant psychiatrist”, to make the provisions clearer and provide consistency throughout the Bill. Amendment No. 103 provides for a mental health review board to meet within 21 days…

I move amendment No. 101: In page 43, line 38, to delete “board” and substitute “review board”.

I move amendment No. 103: In page 44, line 11, after “days” to insert “, or such shorter period as may be prescribed which period shall be not less than 14 days,”.

I move amendment No. 104: In page 44, line 23, to delete “presented” and substitute “presented,”.

I move amendment No. 105: In page 44, line 27, to delete “notify in writing” and substitute “notify”.

I move amendment No. 106: In page 44, line 30, to delete “and” and substitute “and,”.

I move amendment No. 107: In page 45, line 26, to delete “notice in writing” and substitute “notice”.

I move amendment No. 108: In page 46, to delete lines 12 and 13 and substitute the following: “(b) the responsible consultant psychiatrist, and”.

I move amendment No. 109: In page 48, line 8, to delete “person involuntarily admitted” and substitute “involuntarily admitted person”.

I move amendment No. 110: In page 49, line 4, to delete “the involuntarily” and substitute “an involuntarily”.

I move amendment No. 111: In page 49, line 7, to delete “person” and substitute “involuntarily admitted person”.

I move amendment No. 112: In page 49, line 21, to delete “subsection (10)” and substitute “subsection (10),”.

I move amendment No. 113: In page 49, lines 26 and 27, to delete “consultant psychiatrist responsible for the care and treatment of the person concerned” and substitute “responsible consultant psychiatrist”.

I move amendment No. 114: In page 51, to delete lines 30 to 35 and substitute the following: “(2) The responsible consultant psychiatrist shall carry out an examination of the person concerned under section 22(1).”.

I move amendment No. 116: In page 51, to delete lines 36 and 37.

I move amendment No. 118: In page 52, to delete lines 13 to 15 and substitute the following: “(6) If, following an examination of the voluntarily admitted person and consultation with the responsible consultant psychiatrist, the second consultant psychiatrist—”.

I move amendment No. 119: In page 52, line 26, to delete “involuntary admission order” and substitute “order (in this Act referred to as an “involuntary admission order”)”.