Seanad debates
Thursday, 7 November 2002
Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals, 2001: Statements.
There is a clear message from that experience with regard to the location of community residential facilities. Before such premises are purchased, acceptance within the local community should be checked. At the last meeting of the Midland Health Board I expressed serious concerns with the report on this type of accommodation for psychiatric patients. I demanded that the board address the situation immediately and I await a report at its next meeting. That shameful situation must not be allowed to happen again in any part of Ireland.
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