Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:157 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the submission made by Amnesty International to the European Ministerial Conference on Mental Health in Helsinki on 12-15 January 2005 calling for the incorporation of international human rights standards protecting the dignity and human rights of persons with mental disorders into the mental health laws and practices of all European states, and their enforcement through rights-based legislation; if, at this meeting, Ireland endorsed a Mental Health Declaration and Action Plan for Europe; and if so, the resulting obligations to change law and practice in this State. [2230/05]
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