asked the Minister for Justice, in view of the fact that the family of a person (details supplied) in County Louth cannot visit him on a regular basis in Spike Island, if he will, on compassionate grounds, transfer this person to Mountjoy prison.
Written Answers. - Transfer of Spike Island Prisoner.
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The Deputy will appreciate that the operational requirements of the prison system necessitate transfers of offenders between institutions and while the case of this particular offender will continue to be kept under review, I am not prepared at this stage to authorise his transfer to Mountjoy Prison.