Ivor Callely (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)

The responsibility for the provision of mental health services at St. James's Hospital is a matter for the Eastern Regional Health Authority and the South Western Area Health Board, SWAHB. According to figures supplied to the Department, St. James's Hospital and area three mental health services will receive in excess of €9 million this year.

South Western Area Health Board mental health services are provided in partnership with St. Patrick's Hospital and St. James's Hospital on behalf of the South Western Area Health Board. The Dublin south city service caters for a population of approximately 130,000 across two sectors. Camac serves the south inner city and Owendoher serves the outer sector as far as Rathfarnham.

Community mental health services are provided by St. Patrick's Hospital. In-patient care is provided at the Jonathan Swift clinic at St James's Hospital which has 50 beds, including nine specialist beds for psychiatry of old age. This is in line with the bed ratio as recommended in the policy document, Planning for the Future.

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