Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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702. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 604 of 25 April 2023 and 468 of 18 May 2023, the number of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties under the care of the Cobh/Glenville and Midleton/Youghal adult mental health teams who have been transferred to continuing care or high-support hostels outside those HSE catchments since February 2021 when the Owenacurra Centre took its last referral for residential placement; the number of people in this cohort of service-users within those HSE catchments who have been transferred in the same timeframe to nursing homes, either within those HSE catchments or outside them; the reason that this information was not provided in the response to the two aforementioned Parliamentary Questions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31035/23]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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703. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1154 of 21 March 2023 and 597 of 25 April 2023, if he will provide an update on the formation of the development team, announced by Cork HSE management in May 2022, tasked with conducting an options appraisal for the construction of a new ten-bed mental health rehabilitation/continuing care residential service in Midleton, County Cork; the names of HSE management staff who have been appointed to the team; the dates of any development team meetings held to date or engagements with the local authority; if he will provide details on progress the development team has made on identifying a site for the service over the past thirteen months and on the acquisition of capital funding; if he will provide an update on the timeframe for commencement and completion of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31036/23]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.