Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Select Committee on Health

Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)

2:00 am

Photo of Sorca ClarkeSorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)

I thank the Minister and Ministers of State for attending. They are very welcome.

I am going to begin with mental health because I understand the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is under some time pressure.

Does any of the additional capital expenditure provided in the Estimates relate to eating disorder beds, separate spaces in our accident and emergency departments for those who are presenting with acute mental health distress or additional child or adolescence mental health services, CAMHS, inpatient beds? Can the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, provide an update on the feasibility study around the perinatal mental health unit at St. Vincent's Hospital, which I understand has gone to the HSE, and her engagement on issue?

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