To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 484 of 16 November 2021, 1715 of 19 January 2022, 169 of 9 February 2022, 186 of 23 March 2022, 720 of 17 May 2022 and 1903 of 14 June 2022, in recognition of the fact that removing the majority of 24-hour staffed placements from east Cork will entail that service need being met in other parts of Cork where those placements continue to be funded; if the clinical directors of the west Cork, north Cork and south Lee HSE mental health catchment areas have agreed with CHO4 HSE senior management to accept out of area respite or long-stay referrals from east Cork into community residences under their clinical governance in the event that a centre (the Owenacurra Centre) is closed; if so, if he will provide dates for when any such agreements may have been made; the context in which such agreements were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Format:PDF|File Size:597KB