Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage
9:00 am
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
-----my only concern is that we are not putting on a statutory footing that someone cannot be held longer than six hours so if they were still a danger to themselves after six hours, there is an obligation for them to be released. I am concerned about that because if somebody is still a danger to themselves after six hours, they can continue to be held until such time they are no longer a danger. However, under this new provision, even if someone is still a danger to themselves after six hours they are going out the door.
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