James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I hope the service provided within the new hospital in Portrane will be world class. The difficulty with this project is similar to much of our healthcare and concerns whether it will be possible to access the services provided. That provision will put us at approximately just two such beds per 100,000 people. The international norm is between five and nine per 100,000. We are significantly behind and this has led in the past to some significant criticisms from Professor Harry Kennedy. He has been critical of the difficulty of getting people in our prisons with serious mental health issues into the Central Mental Hospital due to a lack of places. Is this project is expected to finish on or under budget?

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