Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am satisfied that demand for the Keltoi unit to be maintained as a Covid isolation facility is significant and ongoing and I am committed to ensuring the vulnerable population in Dublin north city and county are provided for. It is essential that the HSE CHO 9 public health department continues to review the use of Keltoi as an isolation facility on a monthly basis to ensure normal services can be resumed as soon as possible. I recognise the importance and value of the Keltoi unit to the community in CHO 9 and my Department and the HSE remain committed to enhancing the residential addiction services in the area, including the reopening of the Keltoi facility once it is no longer required as part of the Covid-19 response. I assure the House that I have been advised by the HSE that Keltoi counselling staff based in the HSE Stanhope Centre are continuing to provide appropriate support services to clients under the Keltoi aftercare programme.

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