Seanad debates

Tuesday, 28 November 2006

Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage

 

3:00 pm

Mary Henry (Independent)

Will the Bill cater for people in designated centres, as described under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act? If the answer is "Yes", we would need to include an amendment in respect of the definition of "prisoner". It is important to ensure people who may be brought to court from the Central Mental Hospital or from court to that institution or another designated centre be catered for under the Bill. In my view, the definition of "prisoner" should be expanded to include the phrase "or a designated centre under the terms of the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006".

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