Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have seen people being turned away from hospitals many times and people dying by suicide. It is appalling the number of times it has happened. We need to have some means to deal with it in the hospitals as opposed to people being turned away. The psychiatrist is supposed to see them, but they have to make a clear judgement that this person, even though there is perhaps alcohol or drugs involved, cannot be turned away.