Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I thank Mr. Reid for that update. In the minute or so that is left to me, of the 73 CAMHS, I have three in the Dún Laoghaire area in the CHO 6 area. Recruitment has been a perennial problem, particularly for CHO 6 and for the south-eastern part of south Dublin. I ask Mr. Reid, and he can send in a note on this, on the increase in in-patient public beds and, indeed, the increase in private, in-patient beds for CAMHS and for mental services overall. I ask not just across the country, but specifically about CHO 6.

I raised the issue of respite yesterday in the Dáil. In CHO 6, a respite house has been allocated to an individual after legal proceedings. That has left 88 individuals who rely on that property for respite in the lurch. That will take some time to replace. I would ask Mr. Reid and the relevant officials within the HSE to work with St. John of Gods to try to get a replacement, and other properties as soon as possible.