Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
Youth Mental Health: Discussion
Mr. Jim Ryan:
The Éist Linn unit in Cork is being refurbished at the moment as a high-dependency area is being put in. That unit was built for a capacity of 20. One of the rooms was a double room. This was before my time. There was no high-dependency area, which meant the unit was unable to admit a young person who needed such an area. As a result, they have used two of the rooms to create a space that is suitable for a young person who needs time out and who may need particular treatment for a period. The operational number will be 16.
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