Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the psychological and medical interventions and supports which have been provided to a person (details supplied) who is currently on remand in Cloverhill Prison; if she will liaise with the Department of Health to urgently provide the person with necessary psychiatric medical intervention and admission to the Central Mental Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41174/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the prisoner concerned remains in custody in Cloverhill Prison to date, and is currently under the care of the In-Reach Forensic Mental Health Services from the Central Mental Hospital. The In-Reach team has referred this patient for admission to the services of the Central Mental Hospital, and he is currently awaiting a transfer to those services. I understand that he is currently on the transfer list, and is likely to be transferred when a bed becomes available in the Central Mental Hospital.

In the interim, he continues to have access to the full range of healthcare, and psychological services available to all persons in custody, including access to the prison doctor, and nursing services on an ongoing basis.

The Irish Prison Service has confirmed that it will continue to liaise with its colleagues in the Central Mental Hospital in relation to the transfer of this patient to its care, and that transfer will be facilitated as soon as possible.