Maire Devine (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her response. She has outlined the process and criteria for the treatment abroad scheme. However, my concern is with the oversight of the care of those children and the facilities in which they are being treated as opposed to the rigmarole of getting them such treatment. It is about where we are sending them to. This report was damning of St. Andrew's and we cannot stand over that.

The Minister of State said HSE officials carried out a visit. Did they do so on the back of this report or was it prior to the report? How often do they visit? Patients in voluntary and mental health facilities have a mandatory six-month review involving all concerned - case workers, health-care workers and family - to ensure the patient's needs are being met. I do not know how they are being met in a very unsuitable and scary environment for children.