Mental Health Services
Dail Éireann — 2022-03-02
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Ruairí Ó Murchú (SF), Louth

I thank the Minister of State. We will all be very interested in the review around the bed capacity and where those weaknesses are that need to be addressed. As Deputy O'Rourke has said, there is a need for the Minister of State to take a look to ensure that the plan is for the day hospital to be provided with a sufficient amount of space to offer the services that are required, and so it means that we deal with the community care piece. We are also looking for day hospital services in Dundalk and Drogheda. This would mean we could have community capacity and it can alleviate the pressure on the acute hospitals, which we all accept are under pressure. Will the Minister of State give us an assurance that she is going to do the devil and all to make sure this happens?

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Sitting date: 2022-03-02