Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

What steps does the Minister of State propose to take to address the situation in psychiatric services in the senior Minister's constituency of Dublin North and particularly the HSE's attempts to arbitrarily introduce changes for psychiatric nurses and in terms of patient care in breach of the rulings of the Labour Relations Commission? This could have resulted in industrial action as and from today, but, thankfully, it was suspended yesterday; however, the matter remains to be addressed. What steps does the Minister of State proposes to take to ensure it is addressed full on, while recognising that the crisis has been compounded by the closure of the admissions unit at St. Ita's Hospital and that there has been massive displacement of persons presenting for psychiatric services and mental health support services in north Dublin?

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