Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is of huge concern that the 11 child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, beds in Linn Dara that were closed in May remain closed indefinitely. We had assurance from the HSE and from the Government, including from the Taoiseach, that these beds would be reopened in September. It is now almost November. Information I received today from the HSE has said that it is not possible to give a specific reopening date for these beds. This is simply not good enough. There is a crisis right across CAMHS. Has the Government engaged with the Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland on this matter? Will the Taoiseach give assurances that every child who needs acute mental health inpatient treatment is getting it? Can the Taoiseach give a guarantee that Linn Dara will be back to full capacity by the end of the year?

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