asked the Minister for Health what action has been taken in regard to the provision of a grant for the improvements necessary to relieve overcrowding in the Killarney Mental Hospital; further, whether it is proposed to improve the accommodation and other amenities of the staff, especially so far as the male and female attendants are concerned.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Killarney Mental Hospital.
There is no provision in the present hospital building programme for a grant towards the cost of providing buildings for the relief of overcrowding at Killarney Mental Hospital. In view of the pressing problem here and at some other mental hospitals, I am considering the position specially but I am not yet in a position to indicate the result.