Written Answers - Treatment of Prisoners. Tuesday, 22 March 2005

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  463.  Mr. J. O’Keeffe      asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform      the reason for the discrepancy between his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 3 June 2004 and a statement in the report of the inspection of Castlerea Prison by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention 2004-2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8723/05]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell):    I am informed that a prisoner was placed in the padded cell in Castlerea Prison on 13 June 2004 and remained there under special observations until his admission to the Central Mental Hospital on 8 July 2004. This incident post-dated my previous answer to the House and there is no discrepancy between my original reply and the comments of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention.

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