I know the Minister of State is staying for the next Commencement matter. I thank her for that and for her time in the House today.

I thank the Minister for coming to the House to deal with this Commencement matter.

I thank the Minister for coming to the House. I know she is busy. We really appreciate her giving us her time. It is always extra appreciated to have a Minister in the House. I thank the Senator for tabling this Commencement matter.

I join the Cathaoirleach in the moving tribute he paid to Brian Crowley, a remarkable man. I had many dealings with him through my work as a director of the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. When we were doing our corporate plan many years ago, I met him in the Metropole Hotel and he very kindly gave a few hours of his time. He said to me: "What encapsulates what you do should be the head of your strategic policy and your vision for that charity." A lot of people followed us because we had more interest in dogs than …

I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for coming to the House to deal with this. I note that he is a highly qualified financial accountant so will be keenly aware of business and financial transactions, which is a great thing to bring to the table. On these matters, I welcome the former Senator, Lorraine Higgins, and representatives of the IPAV. Indeed, I acknowledge the importance of the work done by the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. I have heard the contributions about the debate but Senator Aubrey…

I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Cummins, for coming to the House to discuss this Commencement matter. It is ironic that as the former Minister of State in the Department, Senator Malcolm Noonan, takes the Chair, it was he who responded to one of the final Commencement matters taken last year in relation to this area. I had a look yesterday at the number of times I have raised this matter since 2016. Luckily, I kept a few copies of documents, so that when I was looking for archive hard copies I found that I st…

That was not my question. My question was to ask the Minister to provide information on progress. In fairness, the Minister of State has done that. There is no ambiguity about my question, however, the purpose of which was to ask the Minister to provide information on progress with the roll-out of the Plean-IT project to enable full citizen engagement. It is simple; it is a two-line Commencement matter. I thank the Minister of State for the update because he highlighted matters of which I was not aware. He will kno…

I want to raise again the debate, and the great concern expressed, about childcare places and the challenges around the provision of public childcare facilities versus private childcare facilities. I really stand here today to commend and salute the Minister for children, Norma Foley, who yesterday confirmed that €135 million would be made available for State-led childcare services. That is just the beginning, but I like the ambition of what the Minister is setting out. Her own statement says that this funding is b…

I will be very brief because Senator Black has covered it pretty well. The Mental Health Commission annual report has just been handed to me. The Mental Health Commission gives constant reminders in relation to human rights. The commission emphasises that human rights have to underpin our approach in everything we do and the services we provide and are obliged to regulate. All of us must not lose sight of that because that is critically important. It is not what is better for someone over that. At no cost can we co…

Apologies for coming in at the end of the Minister of State's contribution. I believe I am right in saying that she will be banning the use of ECT on children. That is an important measure. We will discuss sections 84 and 91 later and we will talk again about ECT because some of these issues overlap. The matter of safeguarding in relation to the use of restrictive practices on children is very concerning, so I am glad to hear the proposal made by the Minister of State. This debate has given me another opportunity t…

I thank the Minister of State. I think she herself would admit that this is quite complex to get our heads around. I appreciate that. Just following on, as the Minister of State has said, this is an important section in the Bill and this is a series of really important amendments. A question has arisen, and I have tried to seek clarification on this myself but I am having some difficulty in it. Perhaps the Minister of State is not fully in a position to do so today but this section or element is not going to hinge …

Yes I will say it out again. Will the Minister of State briefly outline any differences in treatment between children under an emergency care order, an interim care order, a supervision order or a voluntary care arrangement? The Minister of State covered some of them in her speech. Perhaps not now, but maybe we could have a memo back before we meet again. I know that is complex. I did try to get a handle on it and I could not. Perhaps the Minister of State would drop it to us before the next debate. We can discuss …

That is great. I want to be able to fully comprehend the subtle differences of all that. The Minister of State might take me through it slowly, A, B and C and 1,2,3, because this is quite complex.

That is part of it.

For clarity, we are talking about an emergency order, an interim care order, a supervision order and a voluntary care arrangement. They are all covered in the Bill and the same treatment applies. The Minister might just clarify again the reporting back mechanisms.

I thank the Minister of State.

If I may come in, I will not repeat the same things I have been saying for the last three sessions. I have been asked to say this and people have raised it with me in a meeting earlier today. Due to the unavailability of CAMHS beds, which is a reality, children and young people in crisis may be left with the unacceptable choice of an adult inpatient unit. I am hearing that loud and clear. It is regrettable. It is the reality on the ground. That is what the Mental Health Commission and the public psychiatric service…

I was listening to Senators Ryan and Costello and the Minister of State. A spokesperson for the Mental Health Commission stated that the admission of a child or young person to an adult setting is "not acceptable and risks traumatising the young person further". That is from the Mental Health Commission. That is not me. I so happen to agree with it, and I think that is important. That is important to put on the record in terms of its work. I to acknowledge its significant work. Yes, there are shortcomings with it t…

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