Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Micheál Carrigy - PQ 74717-25
Deputy Carrigy asked about cases involving families seeking urgent intervention for a mentally unwell adult who was deemed capable of refusing care.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: January 2026
Updated: January 2026
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Question from Deputy Micheál Carrigy - PQ 74717-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases in the past five years have involved families seeking urgent intervention for a mentally unwell adult who was deemed capable of refusing care; and if the Department has assessed the outcomes for those individuals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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