Jim Mitchell
Question:103 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the alarm and concern caused to other in-patients at the Mater Hospital, Dublin 7, by the practice of transferring from Mountjoy Prison prisoners with drug addiction and suffering from resultant illness; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that there have been scenes of violence involving iron bars and syringes, which were used to threaten staff members and other patients; if, under the circumstances, she will give details of the steps she is prepared to take to change this policy of transferring prisoners to wards which has the effect of making other patients feel threatened or have resulted in their actually being threatened; and if she will make a statement on the matter.