Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Joint Committee On Health

People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion

Ms Eil?s N? Chaoimh:

No. I would only say that the figures that we get come from the Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board. Even looking at the figures, as I said, they state there were 24 hears. I can look at that and assume that it is two hearings a year per person, but I cannot say that for definite. They are concerned by how many hearings they have rather than the numbers of people who they are referring to and I could not say for certain that there were 12 people detained. Maybe a person was detained for a shorter period and did not get a review. It is unclear.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.