Dáil debates

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions

Mental Health Services

9:35 pm

Photo of Mary ButlerMary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am very conscious as we speak tonight that this is home to 19 residents. I am very conscious of that in case anybody was listening. There is no blame game here, however. One person is not pointing the finger at the other. The situation is very clear. The premises, as all concerned have admitted, is not fit for purpose at the moment. At the moment we are making sure that every single resident has been consulted.

As the Deputy knows, the HSE is currently trying to secure a house in Midleton town to support five of the residents who are embedded in the community. As I told him last week, there were five residents in the nursing home whose physical health has deteriorated to a stage that they were not fit to stay in a mental health facility. Those five residents are, therefore, moving to nursing homes under the fair deal scheme. Two other gentlemen have been relocated to high-level mental health hostels in Cork because that is their will and preference. It is important to recognise that. I spoke only yesterday to the area lead for mental health, who today visited a premises to try to secure a day care centre for mental health in the area.

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