Dr. Eamon Keenan:

Ms McArdle has mentioned the national dual diagnosis programme. Keltoi is proposed to be the HSE national dual diagnosis rehabilitation centre. That centre was recommended in the model of care that was launched in May 2023 and it is going to be used to rehabilitate people with serious and significant mental health and substance use disorders. It is going to be a national service and accept referrals from across the country. This is planned as a partnership between HSE social inclusion in CHO 9 or Dublin north city and the dual diagnosis clinical programme for the HSE mental health services. The staff who were employed in Keltoi previously are going to be working in the new dual diagnosis clinical programme. There was a meeting with the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, and the national dual diagnosis clinical programme in the Department where proposals were put forward for a day service or residential service.