The Inspector of Prisons has issued a set of recommendations following the death of a County Clare man in the Midlands Prison in February 2013.
These include a single cell for all elderly and long term prisoners and a that when prisoners are being moved, the reasons must be clearly outlined.
The report comes following the death of 61-year old Sean Leamy of Main Street, Tulla who died after suffering a heart attack at the prison on the 12th of February.
Sean Leamy was a former Clare County Council graveyard official was jailed in 2011 for 6 years after being found guilty of abusing five boys over a 27 year period.
He was also convicted in the "graves for sale case" – whereby he stole over 20 thousand euro paid by grieving families to the local authority for burial plots
The Inspector of Prisons also says the Irish Prison Service and Prison governors must be aware of their legal obligations to protect the health of prisoners.
The report, which only refers to the dead man as Prisoner B, outlines that all potential crime scenes must be properly and legally preserved, including all instances where criminality is suspected.
And it recommends that immediate internal investigations must be launched in all cases of serious incidents in prisons.
The Irish Prison Service has begun a cell share risk assessment pilot in the Midlands Prison in response to the Inspector's concerns.
The Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald says she has read the report with great interest and has extended her condolences to Mr Leamy's family and says the death of any person in State custody must be thoroughly examined.
