Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I thank the Minister of State for her reply. Does she know how many staff in the mental health services will take up the retirement option before the end of February? Are contingency plans in place to address the additional staff shortages that are expected across the mental health services? It is clear that such shortages contributed to the issues at St. Brendan's Hospital that we have already discussed this afternoon. Can the Minister of State give us any assurances in relation to a serious matter that will present within a short number of weeks?

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