The Algerian national, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been treated infor six months from January 2017, when he and his wife first sought asylum and were living at the Balseskin reception centre in Dublin.
The woman told Cork Coroner’s Court on Wednesday her husband had received medical attention at Connolly Hospital and the Mater Hospital from January to June 2017 when they were living at the Dublin centre. The couple had been allocated an upstairs room. However, staff on site sourced a downstairs room soon after their arrival. on two occasions from June until his death in August 2017, the court heard.
“My husband died just nine weeks after his transfer took place and his last weeks were categorised by stress, anxiety and acute illness as a result of his transfer,” the woman said. “He was forced to spend extensive periods travelling on buses when he should have been resting and conserving his energy.”
Ciaran Lewis, SC, representing the widow in the case, said the man’s care had not been transferred formally from the Mater to CUH and no notes had been forwarded. However, staff at CUH said he received the best possible care.
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