I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the prisoner concerned remains in custody in Mountjoy 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 mental health services available to all persons in custody. The clinicians who are attached to the In-Reach Forensic Mental Health Services will seek to ensure that he continues on an appropriate medication regime based on their clinical assessment of his presentation.
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.
