Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Joint Committee On Health

People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion

Ms Molly Joyce:

I thank Senator Dolan. Our concern is that we have been told that prisons are effectively being left to pick up all the pieces. That is a quote that has been used by people within the Prison Service about the mental health community. People get to a point where they end up in prison. The best approach would be an early intervention system so that people never come to the point of interacting with the criminal justice system in the first place.