Seanad debates

Wednesday, 19 February 2003

Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Second Stage.

 

A plea of irresistible impulse has been in place for a long time. There is no accord between psychiatrists and the legal profession about this and there is a constant fear that some people will claim irresistible impulse in situations such as paedophilia, for example. This problem will have to be examined carefully on Committee Stage.

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