Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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815. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners in Irish prisons who have an intellectual disability. [46764/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested by him is not collected by the Irish Prison Service. However, I can assure the Deputy that all prisoners are medically assessed on committal to prison and treated as required. A doctor or other healthcare professional operating in the prison environment can following a clinical assessment make a referral to other inreach healthcare services or when necessary to external services. Professional inreach healthcare services are provided for a range of healthcare needs.