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Mental Health Services Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 October 2014

Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Ceisteanna (134)

Thomas P. Broughan

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134. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing bed crisis at the Aislinn Centre at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 such that there are an insufficient number of beds available to comply with the guidelines contained in the Health Service Executive National Mental Health Division Operational Plan 2014; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that there are only 15.3 inpatient beds per 100,000 persons in the Dublin north east region compared to the HSE target of 21.2 beds per 100,000 persons; the actions he will take to address the severe bed shortages in mental health services in the Dublin north east region and to address the instances of patients in need of mental health services being denied treatment due to the shortage of inpatient beds. [38441/14]

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As this is a service matter this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

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