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Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister and his officials for the way in which they have dealt with the Bill. I cannot say that I am happy with it. We had an opportunity to take a step forward in criminal law legislation but, in fact, this legislation could be 50 years old or more. The situation outlined in the Henchy report is much more forward-looking than anything in this Bill. However, I am glad that Bill...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: This is a very important issue to me. I pointed out during the debate on Committee State that in half the Bill, the description was "care or treatment" while in the other half it was "care and treatment". The terms appear to be randomly dispersed. However, to my horror, where I suggested we should have "care and treatment", the Minister has changed it to "care or treatment". I looked up the...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: The basis regarding treatment appears to change daily. The Minister of State gave Alzheimer's disease as an example. Nowadays, most people would think that far more should be done for people with Alzheimer's disease than just keeping them warm and feeding them. It was not a very good example. It could be a cost-saving effort not to treat people. I would not like to see that situation arise,...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 22: In page 5, line 30, to delete "commit him or her to a specified designated centre" and substitute "commit him or her to the designated centre subject to the agreement of the clinical director of the specified designated centre". I have tabled this amendment concerning the requirement for the agreement of the clinical director of the specified designated centre due to...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: I see the difficulties presented by the Minister of State but there is a problem in that we are failing to establish proper psychiatric centres of use to such people. This might give some impetus to the issue.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 30: In page 6, line 34, after "court" to insert "only with the agreement of the relevant consultant psychiatrist from the relevant designated centre or the Central Mental Hospital". This amendment deals with the same issue as discussed in other amendments.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: I am sure I will make as little progress with it. The significant shortage of proper places for people who may need to be detained is causing a terrible problem. I thought it wise to speak with someone in the designated centre or in the Central Mental Hospital before transferring a person in a taxi with a prison officer.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: Naturally, I will have some crib about this provision which astonishes me. The Minister of State is attached to the Departments of Health and Children and Justice, Equality and Law Reform. I keep trying to point out that the same psychiatrists will have to try to make both Bills workable. Section 18 of the Mental Health Act deals with a review by a tribunal of admission and renewal orders. I...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: I know the people who must try to work these Acts.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: My amendment No. 36 is being discussed with this amendment and what the Minister has proposed goes a long way towards addressing it. I would have liked him to have gone further because it is hard enough for people who are not fit to plead to have their entire psychiatric history in the public press when perhaps they are at a stage of treatment when they know what is going on. It is also hard...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. My amendment No. 36 is straight from my favourite piece of light reading, the Henchy report.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 38: In page 7, to delete line 26. This is the one place where my light reading and I fall apart. "Irresistible impulse" is a concept not known in psychiatry. Of course, one will be able to find a couple of people to come forward in the courts and there may be terrible trouble in various court cases because of this concept on which the Minister is very keen. I have been...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I just have to tell my psychiatric friends to remember the good fees they will get going down to the law courts to argue on this issue. That, I hope, will cheer them up.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 41: In page 7, line 43, after "may" 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, the advice of a consultant psychiatrist from that hospital". The purpose of this amendment is to try to get advice on where the courts were sending a prisoner who would become a...

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. 1: In page 3, line 9, to delete "INSANITY" and substitute "MENTAL DISORDER". I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan. I spoke at length on this issue on Committee Stage so I will spare the House a long explanation. I am anxious that the word "insanity" be removed from the Bill. During the Committee Stage debate, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law...