Cork Prison to pilot new HSE hepatitis C project

Project in Cork Prison will commence in the third quarter of this year

The Prison Service is actively engaging with the HSE and developing comprehensive treatment plans for the remaining closed prisons, namely Castlerea, Cork (pictured). Picture: Dan Linehan

A new HSE hepatitis C pilot project is in the planning stages and is due to commence in Cork Prison later this year after concerns were again raised about the prevalence of the virus in the prison system.

In response to parliamentary questions last week by Fine Gael Deputy Colm Burke, the Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan, said the pilot project in Cork Prison would commence in the third quarter of this year.