Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 January 2012
959 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the number of dedicated child and adolescent inpatient mental health care places available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40327/11]
View answerThere are currently 36 child and adolescent psychiatric in-patient beds nationally — 12 in Dublin, 12 in Cork and 12 in Galway, with a further 16 beds to be commissioned during 2012 — 8 in Cork and 8 in Galway. It is also proposed to provide additional beds in the Dublin region and, in this regard, work has begun on the second phase of the Child and Adolescent Unit at St.Vincent's Hospital, Fairview which will increase capacity from 6 to 12 beds, and work is due to commence shortly on the development of an 8 bedded interim facility at St. Loman's, Palmerstown.
