Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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There is a permanent director of care and rehabilitation in the IPS and there is an acting executive clinical lead. They have been in place since January 2024. Progress is being made on critical recommendations, as outlined in the health needs assessment. I was also in Clover Hill. There is unit in the Central Mental Hospital in Portrane, which is a stunning new building, that I am trying to get opened. In fairness, the Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, is working with me on it as well as the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Butler. That could provide valuable space for people who are in the prisons with significant mental health challenges.