Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 44: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the anomaly in the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 resulting in the Mental Health Review Board denying the release of certain patients who are eligible for discharge from the Central Mental Hospital was first discovered; and the number of patients affected. [13995/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 provides a mechanism by which persons detained in the Central Mental Hospital may be released conditionally or unconditionally by the Criminal Law (Mental Health) Review Board, depending on the circumstances.

It is my intention to introduce certain amendments to the Act in this area shortly which will augment the powers of the Board in the light of recent developments.