Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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256. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to organise a public briefing for the community in Portrane and Donabate and elected public representatives with regard to the redevelopment plans currently on display by Fingal County Council relating to the redevelopment of lands at St. Ita's Hospital in Portrane. [7363/14]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Replacing the Central Mental Hospital (CMH), Dundrum with an appropriate modern facility is one of the priority health projects set out in the Infrastructure & Capital Investment 2012-2016: Medium Term Exchequer Framework. This Government's policy on mental health incorporates the recommendations of A Vision for Change, including delivery of new facilities for the National Forensic Mental Health Service (NFMHS) in replacement of the CMH.

The first phase of this project involves provision of a new 120 bed Adult Forensic Hospital at St. Ita's, Portrane, together with a 10 bed Forensic Child & Adolescent Unit, and a 10 bed Forensic Mental Health Intellectual Disability Unit on the same site.

Project and Design Teams have been appointed. The project, which is progressing satisfactorily, is being delivered by the HSE which is working closely with Fingal County Council. As the particular issue raised by the Deputy is a detailed service matter, the question has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.