Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
Question:280 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that St. Ita’s, Portrane, County Dublin, has been instructed that there can be no further admissions for acute mental health care after 31 August 2011; if this has arisen because planned development work to upgrade the admissions unit was not done; the contingencies in place to meet the needs of service users from the populous catchment area of the hospital if such cessation of admissions proceeds; the steps he will take to prevent this loss of service taking place and to ensure that the facilities at Portrane meet the required standards to allow admissions to continue or to ensure that equivalent or improved facilities are made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20447/11]
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