Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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172. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, if any, to bring prison healthcare services under the responsibility of his Department and operated by the HSE; if he will expedite these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21721/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Any proposal to bring prison healthcare services under the responsibility of my Department and operated by the HSE would need to be preceded by an assessment of the scope and provision of existing services to identify any deficits in current provision. An option appraisal of any proposal to change from the existing governance and management would then need to be undertaken before any consideration is given to transferring responsibility for the services from the Irish Prison Service.