Mental Health Services
Dail Éireann — 2022-05-24
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Joan Collins (I4C), Dublin South-Central

As the Minister of State is aware, I raised this question on Leaders' Questions this morning. I made the point that Linn Dara is a key facility for child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, nationally and for the greater Dublin area, Wicklow, Kildare and, in particular, Louth. The HSE stated that these bed closures, a reduction of 11 beds from 24 to 13, is a consequence of a shortage of qualified staff.
In acknowledging Sharing the Vision, the Minister of State said that she was hopeful that this implementation plan would advance improvement across CAMHS, mental health team governance, organisation and clinical oversight as well as ensure best practice and patient safety and that, in this context, it was critical that standardisation and consistency in mental health service delivery were achieved. Does she think she has met that?

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Sitting date: 2022-05-24