Dáil debates
Thursday, 30 June 2022
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
11:50 am
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I am happy to give that assurance. That is very much what is happening at present. For the information of the House, if we go back to 2009, 55% of child admissions were to adult units. Last year, that figure was 6.3%. The job is not done yet but there has been a massive improvement, with those admissions going down from 55% to approximately 6% last year. Of course, we want to get to zero. While the Deputy's description of the report from the Mental Health Commission is correct, it is also incomplete. It is worth recording that the report shows that we are going the right direction, there has been a significant improvement in recent years and more than 80% of public units are now compliant. That needs to be 100%.
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