Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

Last week in my constituency a mentally ill man who was supposed to go to the Central Mental Hospital had to be kept in a prison for a week. He could not go to the Central Mental Hospital because people could not be discharged from the hospital owing to a problem with the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 whereby there is no mechanism for people who are released under supervision to return if that becomes necessary. Therefore there is a problem getting people into the Central Mental Hospital. Does the Government intend to amend the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 to address this human rights issue?

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