Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I hope, with the support of the Minister and Cabinet, to look for funding in the Estimates process when I have the report at the end of June. These premises exist. We will also consider any new approved centres. Five will be rebuilt and we will potentially look at putting some beds in there. We will have to grow this incrementally. Everything we do is incremental because we need dedicated staff. They are dedicated and precise in the work they do. They work with people who are very ill with eating disorders. As I said, dieticians are important. We have learnt a lot in the past six or seven years about the importance of a clinical programme. It is important that we move forward with the lessons we have learned.

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