I move amendment No. 241: In page 137, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “Review and reporting on child and youth mental health services 144. (1) The Chief Inspector shall, within 12 months of the commencement of this section, undertake and publish a review of governance, clinical oversight, workforce capacity and risk management arrangements within child and adolescent mental health services and youth mental health services. (2) The review shall include— (a) an assessment of clinical governance and…

I am very conscious we are coming up to the deadline time on the clock, unless there has been a change I am not aware of. I will set out my concerns. I am not going to go into it at any great length as we have said it all before. The Minister of State mentioned being shocked earlier but I have been shocked through many parts of this Bill and I put on record I have had some engagement with a psychiatric nurse since I left here. I stand over everything I say. It is about being an advocate, coming in here and telling …

I have the prerogative to come back, of course, which is great. We rarely have that here. However, as I am the proposer and the first signature on this amendment, I do. Let us keep the focus on what this is about. It is about mental health. It is about reform of our mental health service. It is about a commitment to advocate for people who bring things to us. There are whistleblowers who bring issues to us and to the Minister of State. There are practitioners who bring issues to the her and to me, and I never take …

Senator Clonan is next.

I believe Senator Clonan is next.

I support the proposed Order of Business. I want to acknowledge the very significant role of the former Minister of State at the Department of agriculture, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae. As someone who sits on and is elected from the agricultural panel and had a lot of direct dealings with the former Minister of State regarding forestry and the new forestry strategy, I have to say that he gave it his all. To be fair to him, I wish to acknowledge that. We worked well with our committee. He engaged with the agricultural c…

I welcome the Minister. It is great to see him in the House. I think he is a permanent feature of the House.

So am I and I intend staying for a hell of a long time. I thank the Minister for his ongoing engagement. I know it has been a difficult few days for the Government and for the Minister, who takes his responsibility seriously. I also thank the Minister's officials. I can say unequivocally that the Minister will have my full support for this Bill. I will not spend too long on this. It is the right thing to do. I want to acknowledge a few people before I say a few words about the Bill. I thank the Garda Commissioner a…

I second the amendment.

I thank the Minister, Deputy Naughton, and her officials for coming here today. I acknowledge and thank Sinn Féin. This is a very timely use of Private Members' business and I thank Sinn Féin for it. It gives us an opportunity. Those who know me know that I tend to cut to the chase. At the end of the day, there is a lot of pious stuff in Private Members' motions but the real thing is "What are we asking?". What are we calling on the Government to do? This motion is calling on the Government to commit. Clearly peopl…

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this important Commencement matter and I thank the Minister of State for attending today. While I know he is not the Minister for Health, he does have a health portfolio and brief. I thank him for giving of his time in coming here. I know it is an exceptionally busy day in the Oireachtas. My Commencement matter deals with the escalating GP shortages, with rural communities being hit the hardest. I took a look at the parliamentary questions put down in the other House over the…

I thank the Minister of State for his detailed response. Hopefully, the review will identify arrangements necessary to improve the current system of GPs. It is going on a long time. Clearly, Deputies will continue to ask parliamentary questions. We will continue to table Commencement matters. I thank the Minister of State and the Minister for her commitment to the review. I thank the Irish College of General Practitioners for following the local authority electoral areas to do its research and give such qualitative…

I thank the Minister of State. At least we have got through winter and it is now spring.

I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, for his time and for taking two Commencement matters.

I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer, who will take the next two Commencement matters.

Sorry, but the Senator should continue through the Chair.

I thank the Minister of State and Senator Stephenson.

I thank the Minister of State for giving his time. I know it is a very busy day in the Dáil so I appreciate it.