Health Board Services.

Wednesday, 29 September 2004

Questions (601)

Seán Crowe

Question:

782 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who was recently discharged from the adult psychiatric ward at Tallaght Hospital for the reason that the consultants involved in the case considered the adult wing to be unsuited to a child of 16 years of age; if he would investigate the case as a matter of urgency. [21599/04]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Mr. T. O’Malley)

Responsibility for the provision of care and treatment of the named individual rests with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has therefore asked the regional chief executive to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply to him directly.