€300,000 to be spent on assessing prisoners' mental health 

Research will also be used to guide pre- and post-release management of prisoners, including those to be placed under the supervision of the probation service.

The Irish Prison Service is to spend €300,000 on evaluating the mental health needs of Ireland’s entire inmate population.

The IPS said it is commissioning the research — together with the HSE and the probation service — into the “prevalence and impact” of mental health conditions across its prisons in line with the Government’s Sharing the Vision policy that provides for a broad-based mental health protocol for the entire population.