Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I assure the Deputy that the Minister is aware of the issues that arose in St. Luke's and the contents of the report. The Mental Health Commission is an independent body with a new chief executive, Mr. John Farrelly. It is very committed to dealing with these issues and very much up for the challenge. There is an ongoing healthy tension between the Department, the HSE, those delivering services and the Mental Health Commission as a regulator of the services provided. St. Luke's will be treated like any other hospital. The challenge is for us to up our game and we intend to do that as best we can. The Minister, the Department and I are aware of the issues that have arisen at the hospital.

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