Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Joint Committee On Health
General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Mental Health Commission
Dr. Susan Finnerty:
The general scheme outlines how the transfer to the Central Mental Hospital takes place. It is not really an issue of the legality of the transfer from the Prison Service to the Central Mental Hospital. It is a question of capacity. As pointed out in the report, it is the fact there are not enough beds in the Central Mental Hospital for various reasons. That is the reason they are not getting treatment in the Central Mental Hospital. I am not sure if that answers the Deputy's question.
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