Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Select Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed)
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Were the Minister might able to supply this information, it would be helpful to know the length of time taken to approve the orphan and rare disease drugs. Moving on, the area of community healthcare organisation, CHO, 7 has been in difficulty for some time. It is my area and that of the Chair's, and also includes west Wicklow. I refer to CAMHS, as well as adult mental health services. Are any particular initiatives ongoing in this context? Some improvements were made, but there were also some areas where we fell down. The facility in Cherry Orchard was closed as a result of a lack of the necessary staff. What is the story with that now? Is this matter in hand? Are we making a long-term decision that it is going to be finally resolved that we will have places for children, adolescents and adults in the event of that becoming necessary?
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