Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 20th December, 2022.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 4 (1) of the Central Mental Hospital (Relocation) Act 2020 (No. 28 of 2020), and having consulted with the Minister for Justice and the Mental Health Commission, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Central Mental Hospital (Relocation) Act 2020 (Closure Day) Order 2022.

2. The 1^st day of January 2023 is appointed as the closure day for the purposes of the Central Mental Hospital (Relocation) Act 2020 (No. 28 of 2020).

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

15 December, 2022.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order appoints the 1^st January 2023 as the day on which the former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum will cease to operate, as provided for in section 4 (1) of the Central Mental Hospital (Relocation) Act 2020 . The Act provides for the relocation of the Central Mental Hospital from its former location in Dundrum to its current location in Portrane, which occurred on 13^th November 2022, for the transfer of persons lawfully detained in Dundrum to Portrane, which also occurred on 13^th November 2022, for the closure of the Dundrum facility, and for the repeal of section 39 of the Mental Treatment Act 1961 .