Mr. Jim Ryan:

They are not in CHO 7. Of the two young people, one is in CHO 9 and the other is in CHO 5. When a young person is admitted, I immediately know because a note must be sent to me and the Mental Health Commission when a young person is admitted to an adult unit. It is protocol that must be followed within the approved centre in order to make sure that the children are appropriately looked after. This means they are treated and nursed separately from the adults on the unit.

On whether the closure of the beds in Linn Dara will impact on the CHO’s ability to manage, it would be useful to talk about the assessment process we have to triage and prioritise on a weekly basis.