Seanad debates
Thursday, 8 April 2004
Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed).
1:00 am
Joanna Tuffy (Labour)
The amendment's intention was not that the person be sent to a psychiatric institution for punishment, but for care. The problem is that there would be a great many prisoners in need of such treatment. The Minister said that the Prison Service deals with that currently, but is it doing so satisfactorily?
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