Oireachtas
The below CPsychI press statement was published on 31 January 2022. Read in full below or via PDF here. College of Psychiatrists warns proposed Sale of Alcohol Bill will have ‘hugely negative’ impact on mental health – ‘The Bill as proposed ignores public health and gives absolute primacy to the financial and business interests of […]
From left: Dr Atiqa Rafiq, Consultant Psychiatrist in Later Life Psychiatry; Dr Norella Broderick, Senior Registrar in Learning Disability Psychiatry; Dr Lorcan Martin, Vice President of the College and Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry; and Dr Imelda Whyte, Consultant Psychiatrist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has warned the […]
Following a College EGM on 3rd February 2022, the College has written to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health to outline concerns around the proposed amendments to the Mental Health (Amendment) Act 2001 and to request a meeting to discuss same. See this correspondence in full below or here. To: Deputy Seán Crowe, Chair, […]