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- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: Does this mean the person can be an outpatient for 14 days?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: That is a very good improvement. Well done to the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 43: In page 7, line 49, after "so" to insert "subject to the agreement of the relevant consultant psychiatrist of the relevant designated centre or, in the case of the Central Mental Hospital, a consultant psychiatrist from that hospital". This amendment concerns the agreement of whoever is in charge of the treatment centre.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 45: In page 8, line 10, to delete "for murder" and substitute "for any offence which on conviction carries a sentence of imprisonment". I could not work out why this was only for murder and thought other offences should be included. I am sure there is a good explanation for this.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 79: In page 13, line 17, to delete "the consultant psychiatrist" and substitute "the approved medical officer". I am at a loss to understand why the term "consultant psychiatrist" is used sometimes and the term "the approved medical officer" is used other times, when the approved medical officer is in fact a consultant psychiatrist within the meaning of the Mental Health...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I am sure the Minister of State has a good explanation for it but we were very careful about the definition of a consultant psychiatrist so that people from abroad could be used. I wonder why this change is in the Bill.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I presume this is to cover people who may come from abroad as witnesses.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I have the message now. Could they be involved in tribunals?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for his explanation.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I second the amendment. I have supported similar amendments in respect of this issue in other legislation because members of some Christian denominations believe it is wrong to swear on the Bible. It is time to re-examine the Interpretation Act in view of the incidence of people swearing on the Bible and subsequently being found to have told a pack of lies. It is difficult for those of who...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 107: In page 14, to delete lines 29 to 34. This amendment arises as a consequence of my conviction that prison is an unsuitable place in which to treat those with psychiatric illness. I made my views plain on this point earlier.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 137: In page 16, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: 13.â(1) In relation to any person remanded into custody or sentenced to imprisonment, the Minister shallâ (a) have the power to give a transfer direction if he or she is satisfied by reports from two registered medical practitioners, one of whom is a consultant psychiatrist on the staff of the Central...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: Will section 4 of the Mental Health Act apply to this transfer to the Central Mental Hospital?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: It will apply. Will this section allow someone in prison for a minor offence to be transferred as an outpatient? Suppose a person has depressionââ
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: The earlier provisions will continue to apply here. That is important because one does not want to place people in institutions for treatment if they would be better off being treated as outpatients, just because they had been kicking milk bottles in the street because they had not taken their medication. That is good to hear. The Minister of State has gone a long way to try to solve what was...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I ask the Minister of State to send my thanks back to the Minister.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: We shall take the amendments together if that will assist the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: Is the Minister of State accepting amendment No. 141?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)
Mary Henry: I am glad of that. Some of these people may not be dangerous, others could be very dangerous. I do not like the idea of psychiatrists sending out the staff to round people up and arrest them.