Corish, Brendan

Tuesday, 7 March 1961

Dáil Eireann Debate
Vol. 187 No. 1

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Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 1961 —First Stage.

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Mental Treatment (Detention in Approved Institutions) Bill, 1961— Second and Subsequent Stages.

The fact that such a measure is so unusual could be taken as a tribute to the general efficiency of the Civil Service. However, even though a Bill of this kind is unusual and very infrequent, I do no...More Button

Business of Dáil.

What break does the Minister anticipate? We have made arrangements on the assumption that the Order of Business would go through as planned.More Button

The Minister knows it may take a couple of hours—one hour, anyway—to deal with the Mental Treatment Bill.More Button

Would it suit the House to take the Mental Treatment Bill at 8 o'clock or 9 o'clock?More Button

Mental Treatment Bill, 1960— Committee Stage (Resumed).

If a patient is now released for three months, he may not be readmitted?More Button

I assume that this scheme of after-care will be more or less standard throughout the country. Quite frankly, I am afraid of these phrases. I believe as much as anybody in regard to the autonomy which...More Button

I move amendment No. 7: In page 13, between lines 11 and 12, to insert a new paragraph as follows:—— “(h) enquire as to the staffing arrangements.”More Button

I would prefer if it were included. While the Inspector of Mental Hospitals is primarily concerned with the care and treatment of the staff, it is rather important that the Inspector should be empowe...More Button

I did not mean——More Button

We try to keep the members of the Oireachtas out of all the local bodies.More Button

Is there no Irish name for it?More Button

Better ask the Minister for Defence—he has an Irish word for everything.More Button

One of the effects of this Bill is to transfer for superannuation purposes the staffs of mental hospitals.More Button

It would suit me better this way because I have to make some general comments. It has been impossible, as has been pointed out by the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, for any member of the House, apart from th...More Button

Yes, new officers or those who do not take the option. I have dealt with the advantage in the matter of the death of a servant due to injury but may I mention it again as somewhat of a disadvantage th...More Button

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