asked the Minister for Justice if he will state the institution to which accused persons who are found unfit to plead and ordered to be detained, and prisoners who are found guilty but insane, are now committed.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Detention of Insane Prisoners.
Such persons when accused of murder or other very serious offences are committed to the Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dundrum, County Dublin. Those accused of less serious crimes may be committed to district mental hospitals.