58 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will give assurances that the review of the Mental Health Act will address the situation of the lack of safeguards for voluntary patients, many of whom remain in mental health hospitals without any requirement of external review of admission or detention, the lack of adequate protections in relation to electro-convulsive therapy, the lack of automatic access to an advocate, how and when people are re-graded from involuntary to voluntary ahead of a tribunal and the need for the Mental Health Act to interplay with the provisions of the upcoming capacity legislation. [24191/12]

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58 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if he will give assurances that the review of the Mental Health Act will address the situation of the lack of safeguards for voluntary patients, many of whom remain in mental health hospitals without any requirement of external review of admission or detention, the lack of adequate protections in relation to electro-convulsive therapy, the lack of automatic access to an advocate, how and when people are re-graded from involuntary to voluntary ahead of a tribunal and the need for the Mental Health Act to interplay with the provisions of the upcoming capacity legislation. [24191/12]

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