Mr Phelan was held in Vakilabad Jail, Mashhad, the place circumstances had been reported as being cramped, with 16 individuals sharing a cell amid freezing night-time temperatures.
It’s understood a few of these in Mr Phelan’s cell block had been executed throughout his keep.
On 30 March the Iranian Embassy in Eire stated studies of the jail’s circumstances had been baseless, politically motivated and geared toward smearing Iran’s picture.
They stated Mr Phelan had been “handled pretty properly in a jail, with commonplace circumstances and medical companies”.
“Household and media studies on the circumstances of his jail cell and his essential well being circumstances have repeatedly been confirmed incorrect and inaccurate,” they stated.
“Regardless of false studies and inaccurate statements, the foremost well being drawback with Mr Phelan shouldn’t be cardiac or bone associated. Nevertheless, his sickness has not been revealed by Iranian authorities “for the aim of defending his private knowledge,” they added.