Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to come in on community beds. In next year’s budget, there will be an additional 174 community beds. I asked the HSE, when we were going through the CNUs, that instead of just replacing the beds, we start turning the dial. For example, in Clonmel CNU, 50 beds will be provided, of which 32 are additional. In St. Columba’s in Thomastown, there will be 95 beds, of which 50 are additional. We are turning the dial ever so slightly. It will take a long time, but we have made a start.