Written answers
Tuesday, 28 March 2006
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Prisoner Health
11:00 pm
Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 358: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners who were certified as insane in 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006. [11581/06]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The total number of admissions to the Central Mental Hospital on foot of a person being certified during the period specified by the Deputy are set out in the following table. Some prisoners were certified more than once during each year.
Year | Total Number of Certifications |
2004 | 190 |
2005 | 101 |
2006 | 19 |
(up to 28 February 2006) |
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