Mary Butler
Waterford · Fianna Fáil · Ireland
“Major improvements are happening across services: enhanced access to proactive and preventive healthcare to support a better quality of life; the embedding and upscaling of women's health initiatives put in place through the implementation of the previous women's health action plans, including, as the Senator knows, free contraception, sp…”
“In relation to any proposal, a proposal for a new location requires a detailed business case, a premises, support from the regional HSE management, and the necessary funding to resource the staffing of the service. That is where I come into it and what I will be trying to do.”
“We are currently working closely with it to support the expansion of Jigsaw services to Waterford and the south east, as well as to County Clare. The location of Waterford was picked because we have no services in the south east at all. It is great that we will have the hub and spoke model the Senator spoke about.”
“That is where I do not agree with the Senator. I believe €180 million of funding ring-fenced for women's health, when we have come from a low base, is absolutely unbelievable.”
“The plan will build on our knowledge of women's health through research and innovation and will spotlight important areas such as endometriosis and cardiovascular health. Recently, the Minister announced €2 million in funding for women's health research.”
“This plan will continue to focus on how we can improve access to specialist endometriosis care and treatment. As the Senator knows, we have established two super-regional specialist centres, one in Tallaght University Hospital and another in Cork, alongside the development of five regional endometriosis hubs.”
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“No, I did not answer that comprehensively and I will now. There will be regulations made to ensure that Garda powers are used appropriately. Gardaí can and do currently attend to mental health presentations for children but the use of Garda powers will be used as sparingly as possible. We will address all of that in the next stages. The enactment piece is hugely important. That will be phase 2 and I will be back to the House again.”
“Yes, I do. On that particular day, I had officials with me and he had officials with him as well. We had a good meeting for about 90 minutes and we went through several elements of the Bill that he had concerns with. I told him my direction of travel. Some changes have been made to my direction of travel since I met the ombudsman but, while I do not think anyone can be 100% happy with any one Bill, what I am trying to do through my work with the Department of children is ensure that there will be no unintended consequences and that the experience for the child will be the best it possibly can.”
“We had quite a good meeting and he raised any real concerns he had but I cannot for say for definite whether he was involved in that particular amendment. We can check it out.”
“The person who is involuntarily detained and those who are there voluntarily will have more rights. That is where we are trying to focus our minds at the moment because that is a huge body of work as well. It is like the time we moved all the residents from the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, which was under my watch at the time, all the way out to the forensic hospital in Portrane. The whole purpose of these amendments and all the ones we have discussed here are as a result of consulting with and requests from the Department of children. I met with the ombudsman before Christmas. We had a long chat and he discussed the main concerns he had. He is very strong on minors being treated in adult facilities.”
“It will take time, there is no doubt about it. However, at times when a lot of people come to the attention of the justice system and the Garda, it is care they need as opposed to a prison cell. This is what we want to see achieved. As Chief Whip, I am in charge of all legislation going through the Houses at the moment and I had a legislation meeting today. We looked at when we pass this phase in the House and then pass the enactment phase, the fact is that we will come to a stage - believe it, or not - when the Mental Health Act 2001 will cease at midnight one night and the Mental Health Bill 2024 will come into law. Those who are involuntarily detained on the following day will all have to be reassessed because the terms of the 2024 Bill are more human rights focused.”
“Having authorised officers qualified in the area of mental health is important, notwithstanding the good work done by gardaí in the difficult situations in which they find themselves. We need to see more of what we are doing in Limerick in relation to community access support teams, CAST, a pilot project on which I have worked closely with the Garda, HSE and regional executive officer Sandra Broderick. Where an issue arises with mental health – this is more for adults – and gardaí deem it safe, a clinical nurse specialist, or other clinician, in mental health attends. The results are absolutely a game changer. They are phenomenal. We often roll out pilot programmes and we look at them and think about what we need to do. The Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, is very taken with it as well and we want to mainstream it.”
“As soon as my team gets the Bill through the Dáil and Seanad, with the support of Members, it will consider how to enact the Bill and secondary legislation. It will be phased in, in many ways. We will have to ensure, and I will have to be confident, that we have enough authorised officers. We know we have gardaí all over the country. Thirty-three percent of all involuntary detentions last year were proposed by the Garda, for example. We have to be in a position to deal with this. I was sorry to hear about the situation the Senator spoke about. Seeing a garda now might have a triggering effect on the individual concerned. What happened has taken over a huge part of his life.”
“It is quite a while since we discussed this part of the Bill. When this Bill is passed and enacted, gardaí will no longer be involved in involuntary detentions. They will be completely off the pitch. This is what the Garda wants and what we want to achieve. We will have authorised officers instead. At present, there are approximately 117 authorised officers trained. The majority of them work in mental health. They might be social workers or mental health nurses. Before we can enact the relevant part of the Bill, we would have to have around 400 or 500. We may also need full-time authorised officers in big city regions, though not so much in rural areas. Therefore, there is a substantial amount of work involved.”
“It is often found that a care plan might not have been implemented or that there was not enough care planning. The Bill states that a care plan will be made with the child. The child’s parents will be involved if the child comes from a family background or family setting. If the child is in the care of Tusla or guardians, Tusla will be involved in the child’s care planning. Involvement in a care plan, whether for a child or an adult, ensures the person’s voice is heard. I speak all day long in my brief about will and preference. These must be part of what we want to achieve. This Bill will strengthen provisions in this area. What amendment did Senator Black refer to?”
“Senator Boyhan raised the issue of equality. Equality is a principle enshrined in the Constitution, as we know, and we must ensure no child is disadvantaged in accessing any service because he or she is not under the legal guardianship of his or her parents. The principle is one that we all hold very dear. I am glad the Senator raised care plans because we have not spoken much about them at all. As Minister of State for older people and mental health in the previous Dáil and as Minister of State for mental health in this Dáil, I feel very strongly about care plans. Over recent years, I have spent a significant amount of time reading HIQA reports on nursing homes – public, private and voluntary – and Mental Health Commission reports.”
“The amendments also ensure that in cases where Tusla is the legal parent of a child, an issue Senator Boyhan has raised throughout the debate and about which I know he is deeply concerned, that child can be admitted to inpatient mental health services, and that, while in the care of Tusla, consent to the admission, treatment and discharge of that child is treated in exactly the same way as for any other child. Tusla is acting as the parent or guardian of that child at that time.”
“We spoke about that last week in relation to the types of care. It does not matter how the child presents, whether via public, private or voluntary care or through Tusla. That child will be cared for appropriately to deal with the mental health issues he or she presents. These amendments are also to ensure the same level of legal safeguards under this Bill will be in place for children in court proceedings as apply to children in court proceedings under the Child Care Act 1991. A huge amount of time had to be spent aligning this part of the Bill with various other Acts that are really important.”
“The court will provide the necessary independent oversight. A Bill of this nature involves interacting with other Departments, as we have spoken about in respect of the Department of justice and the changes it made in regard to family courts. In addition, as I said, a lot of these amendments came from the Department of children. My understanding is that the court will provide the independent oversight that is necessary. Amendment No. 234, which is a lengthy amendment, was also drawn up following consultation. These orders were put in place at the request of the Department of children. The children concerned will be in the physical care of Tusla the whole time, which is really important to understand. The section is to ensure there are appropriate discharge pathways for every child, regardless of his or her status.”
“That is fine, Senator. It is just there are so many amendments and we have spent a lot of hours on the Bill. Amendment No. 217 proposes: In page 77, lines 34 to 36, to delete all words from and including "she—" in line 34 down to and including line 36 and substitute "she is a relative of the child concerned.". Is that the amendment to which Senator Black referred?”
“I wish to reassure everybody here today and everybody watching that all of these amendments were recommended by the Department of children to ensure it will be as untraumatic as possible for any child who has to go to court or be involuntarily detained and to improve the experience of the children. For example, the parents or guardian would bring the child if he or she had to be involuntarily detained and different things like that. We had a lot of consultation with the Department of children to improve this part of the Bill. That is the reason I am bringing forward these amendments at this stage.”
“The default jurisdiction will be the Family District Court, but the regular District Court can hear such applications if it is not possible to schedule a family court sitting. Amendment No. 243 inserts a new section, which provides for the bringing of a child to a mental health centre where an involuntary admission order has been made. In the first instance, the child should be brought by his or her parents or guardian. However, if the parents or guardian are unable to bring the child, the section provides a legal basis for the parents or guardian to request the assistance of the clinical director of the centre to provide assistance.”
“The amended section 70 was drafted following consultation with the Department of children and better reflects the role of parents and Tusla, where involved, in the discharge of a child. Amendment No. 238 sets out the process and timelines for sittings for the hearing of applications for involuntary detention for children at the Family District Court and the course to be taken where there is no judge or sitting available in the timelines set out, in that an application may be made to the next sitting of the District Court, or made ex parte if the judge is satisfied with its urgency. This will ensure that a court will always be available to hear applications for involuntary admissions.”
“Other amendments clarify how the involuntary admission process works, such as the requirement that consultant psychiatrists would deliver reports on examinations of children to the court within 72 hours. I will speak to some of the more substantive amendments in this grouping. An important one, for example, is amendment No. 207, which inserts new subsections to ensure that any guardian ad litem appointed to the child is notified of a proposed application to the court in advance, which is really important, and copies of the proceedings are served on Tusla and any other person the court decides. Amendment No. 234 replaces section 70 with new text to provide greater clarity on the process for discharging children who have been involuntarily admitted.”
“These amendments as a whole relate to the sections concerning the involuntary admission of children and related matters, such as the application to the District Court to involuntarily admit a child, the application to the District Court to renew an application or seek the discharge of a child, the right to appeal a decision to the Circuit Court and the introduction of safeguards for children and young people, such as the right to receive information. The amendments in this grouping are generally smaller in nature. Many of the amendments relate to inserting references to subsections that need to be updated or relate to changing terminology. We spoke about this previously, for example, changing references from the District Court to the Family District Court, which are the changes made in the Department of justice.”
“I do not want to see anyone there at all, the same as the Senator. If we legislate for it, however, we are actually opening that door to say that clinicians can put children into an adult ward, even if it is only for up to 72 hours. We are actually opening the door; I just want to keep it closed. I understand and appreciate the way the Senator has presented this.”
“Amir Niazi appeared before the Joint Committee on Health last week and spoke about eating disorders. He spoke about how there was 30% available capacity last year on average across our inpatient CAMHS units. Coupled with that, I secured the funding to reopen the beds that were closed in Cherry Orchard this year. I also secured the funding to start opening the new children's hospital beds with ten beds. That is an extra 21 beds. I really believe that unless if we had some kind of weather disaster that meant that somebody was not able to travel, I do not really see any reason. We have capacity now that we did not have previously, both in community and inpatient services. That is the reason. I understand where the Senator is coming from because she does not want to see anyone there for any length of time and neither do I.”
“If we are going to say they will not be kept any longer than 72 hours, that is actually opening the door to say we are legislating to put children into an adult ward. That is the last thing I want to do. I want the practice to get to zero. There may always be individual cases. I have spoken of them, and I knew about a real case. There may always be a handful of those cases every year. To reiterate, in the case of a 17-year-old, it is always with the support of their families, and it is always an individual room with clinical supports for the duration of time. I understand the point the Senator is making about when the initial transfer is being made, but where we have improved now is that we have capacity in the units across the country. Dr.”
“I will be brief as well because we have spent a lot of time discussing this issue. The reason I feel so strongly about this – it is not all down to me, because everything is a team effort – is that there are now practices in place whereby consultants, psychiatrists and multidisciplinary teams look at the situation and make a decision on that basis. I do not see any reason for the numbers to increase, however. The reason is that there are more community supports than ever before; 95% of all those with an eating disorder are being treated in the community. My main worry, if we were to legislate for 72 hours, is that it means we are legislating for children to be admitted to an adult ward because that is the way it would have to be worded. I have discussed this with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel.”
“There is always a spokesperson for mental health in each political party or group of Independents. I note Senator Boyhan's observations.”
“I welcome any opportunity we get to discuss mental health in these Houses. Last night, for example, Sinn Féin had a motion on crisis intervention and supports, which I accepted. We had a very good debate. Any opportunity we get to discuss mental health in both Houses is very important. I will always show up, as the Senator knows, for any debate relating to mental health. I am never found wanting in that way. It is important that we get the opportunity. I thank everyone who is present, the same people who have consistently been here the whole way through. Senators and TDs have different roles on which they lead and they are also at committee meetings. People often look in and ask where everybody is, but I guarantee that everyone is busy doing something else.”
“In fairness to the Mental Health Commission, it takes restrictive practices, be it seclusion or restraint, very seriously. I am confident that through my constant engagement with the Mental Health Commission, we do not have to take it any further than that at the moment.”
“Unfortunately, what sometimes might be forgotten is that in the case of a very ill child or young teenager with an eating disorder, there are situations where tube feeding is necessary. That has to happen where there is a risk to the child's life. In 2023 and 2024 there was a 34% reduction in the number of reported episodes of seclusion and physical restraint. Since 2018 there has been a 62% reduction in all restrictive practices. That is significant. No other country in Europe can say that. Senator Boyhan is talking about a very small minority of cases. I get that. I am confident that we are monitoring this extremely well. Much of the Bill relates to the governance of CAMHS but inpatient CAMHS is governed by the Mental Health Commission. All services are subject to unannounced inspections at any time of the day or night.”
“In some cases, unfortunately, people with anorexia nervosa might have to be supported to ingest food. The commission is always informed of any seclusion or restraint that is necessary. The commission monitors all uses of restrictive practices. It publishes a report on restrictive practices every single year. The report tracks the usage and trends. We have seen the most amazing reduction over the last three to four years. When I attended the World Health Organization conference last year, it was noted across the whole of Europe. This has only been done with the co-operation of all the staff who deliver these services, whether public, private or voluntary. Nobody takes a decision lightly to restrain or seclude a minor. I am very confident of that.”
“I will speak briefly to this because I have spoken at length about restrictive practices. I have also spoken about the huge advances we have made in the reduction of restrictive practices. The Senator refers specifically to children in this case. Any use of restrictive practice must be proportionate, in rare and exceptional circumstances, for the shortest duration possible and where there is no safe alternative. Any child who is involuntarily detained in an approved centre would be very ill. That is the first thing I would say. They would have a very serious mental health disorder, challenge or illness. In most instances, 22 of the 52 beds that are open are being used for children with an eating disorder. They are very sick. Eating disorders are the most serious mental disorder one can have in relation to loss of life.”
“Amendments Nos. 165 and 166 are minor wording changes, adding "responsible" in front of "consultant psychiatrist" in the former and replacing the word "another" consultant with "second" consultant These amendments are to ensure consistency in language across the Bill. Amendment No. 168 moves the existing section 64(4)(b) to new section 61(5). This is not a new policy, but instead places the provision in a more appropriate section. It provides that where a capacity assessment is being carried out on a child, it is done as soon as practicable, regularly to meet the individual child's needs, but not less than once every 14 days. Amendment No. 169 inserts reference to the "capacity assessment under subsection (1)" along with subsection (2) already referenced, to correct an omission in the published Bill.”
“We have seen a reduction in the number of suicides since 2000. The rate is down by 28% over 25 years, and that is due to the amount of really good work being done on the ground by staff. I acknowledge the work of everyone, whether they are working in the public sector, private sector or voluntary sector. There is a huge amount of good work being done. I direct people to the website yourmentalhealth.ie/men . We should all encourage people to reach out and ask for the supports available. I thank Deputy Clarke again for her motion.”
“The Government acknowledges that this is an area where there are gaps and where services are not as comprehensive or responsive as they should be. We know what we need to do to effect change and are doing it. I look forward to hearing other contributions tonight during the debate. I will not be opposing this motion because I believe it is too important to play politics with. We cannot play politics with mental health. Nobody in opposition is trying to do so. I acknowledge the tone of everyone who has spoken so far. We are in a difficult situation where people are very challenged in relation to their mental health. If only one thing comes out of tonight’s debate, it is that. Four out of every five suicides are men and there are very high levels of suicide within the Traveller community.”
“Finally, the Sharing the Vision oversight group has been tasked with bringing all of these initiatives together under a new national crisis response framework. This will align patient pathways, integrate crisis supports, and identify and address gaps in service provision. I thank Deputies again for this important debate this evening. I want people to be in no doubt that this is one of my main priorities for reform in mental health, and the programme of work under way and investment we are making will deliver meaningful change for how people experience mental health services when in distress. Anyone facing a mental health crisis deserves a rapid, compassionate and effective response to their distress that meets them where they are, no matter how or when they present. Making this a reality is my priority for this year.”
“This service is underpinned by a package of supports I announced last September, with recurring annual funding of €2 million. I encourage everyone to promote yourmentalhealth.ie/men . It is as simple as that; all the details are there. Men can reach out for these supports from their own kitchen table. I will shortly publish Ireland’s new self-harm and suicide prevention strategy, a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach informed by extensive public consultation. Crisis supports and emergency department experiences were key themes raised, and these concerns are reflected in the strategy. A major evolution since the previous strategy has been the central role of lived experience in shaping policy. This is now embedded across mental health policy, enabling true co-production and more effective, recovery-focused services.”
“Early results are extremely positive, and the pilot will inform a national rollout. Mental health NGOs continue to be essential partners, providing round-the-clock phone and text supports, digital services, and counselling. Government now provides more than €127 million annually to the sector. Funding for Pieta, for example, has increased by 25% between 2025 and 2026 to more than €4 million for crisis and bereavement counselling. Four out of five deaths by suicide in Ireland each year are men, and I have spoken about this many times in the Chamber. I want men to know that help is there and encourage them to reach out. There is free counselling for any man in a crisis or who needs to talk to someone. I thank the Deputies for spreading this news in their constituency offices.”
“I am expanding access to the SCAN programme to new areas in every budget, with funding for 12 additional posts this year, bringing the current total to over 30. However, I want to see SCAN nurses in every single location. Deputy O’Hara mentioned Portiuncula. For the first time ever, in the 2025 budget, I funded two SCAN nurses specifically for the Traveller community to be located in Portiuncula and recruitment is under way. We had the highest level of presentations of self-harm in relation to Travellers at Portiuncula Hospital and that is the reaction to that. In Limerick, a new joint initiative between An Garda Síochána and the HSE, the community access support team, CAST, is piloting a co-response model for 999 calls involving trauma or mental health crisis.”
“These out-of-hours teams provide rapid assessment and intensive intervention, supported by crisis or Solace cafés - safe, non-clinical spaces offering peer support and links to services. Crisis services now operate in six counties, and this year I am funding new services for Donegal, Kerry and the midlands. I understand that early data shows these services are responsible for an 18% reduction in emergency department presentations in areas like Cork and Galway. GPs remain the first point of contact for many in distress, and at primary care level the suicide crisis assessment nurse service is an essential safety net. SCAN nurses provide timely, expert assessments for people in suicidal crisis.”
“Last year, I launched the national model of care for consultation liaison psychiatry, which guides specialist mental health input in emergency departments and general wards. Liaison psychiatrists play a vital role for people presenting with self-harm and suicidal ideation, and I am funding further posts this year. However, as Deputy O’Reilly said, busy emergency departments are often not the right setting for many people in mental health distress. I could not agree with her more. That is why I am prioritising real alternatives, particularly crisis resolution services and suicide crisis assessment nurses, SCAN, whom Deputy Daly discussed. In 2023, I published the innovative new model of care for crisis resolution services to shift our response for people in distress into much more appropriate settings in the community.”
“They will be rolled out to all model 4 hospitals this year, and to the Mercy University Hospital in Cork, due to its high volume of mental health presentations. That includes ten hospitals, four staff funded for each hospital, clinical nurse specialists and advanced nurse practitioners. Recruitment commenced immediately. I intend to expand them to all model 3 hospitals in future budgets, starting with next year's budget. A crucial part of this model is ensuring dedicated mental health assessment rooms in emergency departments, and Deputies have spoken to that tonight. While most hospitals have such a space, an audit found that eight do not. The national clinical programme is actively working with those hospitals to address this.”
“This includes €2.8 million for new specialist crisis nursing teams - advanced nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists - working out-of-hours in emergency departments to support people presenting in distress. These teams will operate under the national clinical programme on self-harm and suicide-related ideation, which is now active in all emergency departments. More than 50 staff already work in this programme, ensuring compassionate, prompt assessments, family guidance, and safety plans for patients and their GPs. Out-of-hours cover has remained a challenge and resolving it is a priority. The new crisis nursing teams will work late nights and into the early morning, providing support at the times when people in crisis are most vulnerable.”
“Last April, I received the Mental Health Commission’s thematic report on mental health and our emergency departments. The Government welcomed the report, and I again thank the commission for its work. The measures I have funded in budget 2026 directly address the issues raised. They follow detailed discussions with executive clinical directors, the College of Psychiatry, front-line clinicians, people with lived experience, which is very important, and the author of the report. Budget 2026 provides an unprecedented 300 additional whole-time-equivalent staff for mental health services this year, with more than €15 million in ring-fenced funding to expand crisis supports and targeted suicide prevention initiatives.”
“This is an area of critical importance for people facing a mental health crisis, and for their families and loved ones trying to support them. This evening I want to set out the range of actions by Government to invest in and deliver vastly improved crisis supports and services. This covers services in our hospitals but also, crucially, as Deputy Cullinane said, a major expansion of alternative supports in our communities. This motion highlights an area of Government policy where significant focus and substantial investment is already under way. As Minister of State, I have been working for a number of years now to expand our crisis supports. Government resourcing of mental health and suicide prevention has increased by almost 60% in my time in this office.”
“Gabhaim buíochas leis na Teachtaí as an rún tábhachtach seo a thabhairt chun cinn anocht, rud nach gcuirfidh an Rialtas ina choinne. Cuirim fáilte roimh an deis chun díospóireacht a dhéanamh ar thacaíochtaí éigeandála sláinte meabhrach; réimse ar thug mé aird mhór air i mo thréimhse mar Aire Sláinte Meabhrach. I thank Deputy Clarke for bringing forward this important motion. I welcome any opportunity to discuss mental health. Neither I nor the Government will oppose this motion. When I read it last Friday evening, there was nothing I did not agree with in it. I am not familiar with the work being done in the NHS but we will certainly look into it. I welcome the opportunity to debate emergency mental health supports.”
“I move: That Dáil Éireann, pursuant to Standing Order 33, and with effect from 28th January, 2026, approves the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 23rd January, 2026.”
“I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I will not be accepting that amendment. In relation to all the issues that were raised by the various spokespersons, we can consider all of them on Thursday. We have a really busy schedule in the next few days. We have the Child Care (Amendment) Bill this afternoon, there are two items of Private Members' business from the Opposition with one on mental health and the other on disability, we have statements on infrastructure and we have the International Protection Bill. The Order of Business stands as discussed last Thursday.”
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