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

I have been working on this issue since the service closed during the Covid crisis in 2020. We were told at the time by the now Taoiseach and then Minister for Health, Simon Harris, that it would be open as soon as the Covid crisis finished. I raised the matter again with the former Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton. I expected the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, to take this question today. Will the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, indicate who has responsibility for the Keltoi centre? Under which Department does it fall? When more than one Department has responsibility for something, it can fall through the cracks. The Keltoi centre plays a really vital role. As with eating disorders, which we have talked about, it is important to have an inpatient facility where people can go to get out of society for a while and access the specialist help they need. I support the model of care the Minister of State has been talking about but we need that residential provision. When will the service reopen?

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