Michael Ferris
Ceist:60 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners suffering from AIDS in Irish prisons at the end of 1989; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners suffering from AIDS in Irish prisons at the end of 1989; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
There were 42 persons in custody at the end of 1989 who had been identified as HIV positive. In my reply to Question No. 13 of 9 November, 1989 I outlined the approaches being taken in dealing with such prisoners.