Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is important to point out that a one-size-fits-all approach does not work for carers. What one carer may need might be different from what another may need. It is important we do not make suggestions that would lead to such an approach. Each person and each family have to be taken for their own case.

In February, a reply to a parliamentary question I received indicated that 40 beds would be delivered in the first and second quarters of 2018. As we are now in the second quarter, will the Minister outline how many of these beds are in place and in which CHOs they are located? I do not expect the full 43 to have been rolled out but will the Minister give an update on the progress made? Given the geographical spread of the CHOs, is there a strong case for new facilities in each, especially outside of the capital, as everything should not be Dublin centred?

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