Ms Eil?s N? Chaoimh:

I had thoughts about reviews and making sure people are getting them. The legislation requires a review at least every six months. People can request one before that and the clinical director of the CMH can request one before that time period. One thing that did emerge in our research concerns the degree to which people are involved in these review processes. There is legal aid for legal representation but it was more the degree to which people's voices are heard as part of this process and a concern that after a certain period of time, it almost becomes something that gets done and is not engaged in wholeheartedly as a new process and really looking at supporting people throughout that not just in terms of providing legal advice but making sure people are real participants in the review of their detention.