I move amendment No. 107:
In page 45, line 26, to delete “notice in writing” and substitute “notice”.
TDs / Mary Butler
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. 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”)”.
I move amendment No. 120:
In page 52, lines 28 and 29, to delete “and details of the psychosocial assessment”.
I move amendment No. 121:
In page 52, to delete lines 41 and 42 and substitute the following:
“(10) Sections 23 to 36 shall apply to a person involuntarily admitted under this section as they apply to a person involuntarily admitted under section 22 with any necessary modifications.”.
I move amendment No. 122:
In page 53, line 7, to delete “consultant” and substitute “responsible consultant”.
I move amendment No. 123:
In page 53, line 13, to delete “consultant” and substitute “responsible consultant”.
I move amendment No. 124:
In page 53, to delete lines 32 to 34 and substitute the following:
“(c) fails, in the opinion of the responsible consultant psychiatrist, to comply with any condition specified in the permitted absence,”.
I move amendment No. 125:
In page 53, to delete line 36 and substitute “arrange for a member or members of the staff of the centre or other person or persons,”.
I move amendment No. 126:
In page 54, line 5, after “request” to insert “as soon as practicable”.
I move amendment No. 127:
In page 54, line 23, to delete “her consultant” and substitute “her responsible consultant”.
I move amendment No. 128:
In page 54, lines 26 and 27, to delete “the consultant psychiatrist responsible for the person’s care and treatment shall immediately” and substitute “the responsible consultant psychiatrist shall immediately”.
I move amendment No. 129:
In page 54, line 30, to delete “her consultant” and substitute “her responsible consultant”.
I move amendment No. 130:
In page 56, line 12, to delete “consultant psychiatrist responsible for the care and treatment” and substitute “responsible consultant psychiatrist”.
I move amendment No. 131:
In page 57, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:
“Definitions (consent to treatment)
42.In this Chapter—
“initial treatment period” means the period specified in section 47(1);
“further treatment period” means the period specified in section 47(3).”.
Amendments Nos. 131 to 134, inclusive, and Nos. 136 to 146, inclusive, will be taken together. Consent to treatment for involu…
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