Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We could debate the insulation qualities or the possible retrofits on Roh-fab but we would probably bore everybody at this stage. I know I have only two minutes so I have a quick comment and question. It is incredibly frustrating when asking about 24-hour residential for the answer to speak about community mental health teams and people's placement in home care. Characterising A Vision for Change as saying we will never need 24-hour high-dependency residential placements is a mischaracterisation. We have adequately covered how there will now be zero placements in east Cork for this. To say a move towards decongregated settings and community health teams, which I absolutely welcome, will negate the need for any 24-hour placements is a mischaracterisation of A Vision for Change.

Much of what we are discussing today comes back to a duty of care for people who are very vulnerable. Families are depending on the HSE to uphold the duty of care for relatives living in long-stay mental health facilities. I inquired about this kind of duty of care aspect as it relates to vaccinations at St. Stephen's Hospital, which has been much discussed today, and elderly long-stay patients. My parliamentary question was not answered because GDPR regulations could be breached. I assure the HSE that I am not looking for anybody's name but I am asking that when the Model Business Park HSE corporate staff and staff and patients in St. Stephen's Hospital were vaccinated. I simply want to know the timeline. Will the HSE commit to sending me that information?