Rosalie unit closure
Deputy Fitzmaurice raises concern about uneven implementation of mental health policy in Roscommon and the future of the Rosalie unit. The Tánaiste says a Topical Issue debate will address it later, so a fuller answer will come then.
Under the Government and HSE strategy for mental health, why is A Vision for Change implemented in a different way in County Roscommon than in other counties? Athleague hostel is closed, St. Joseph's in Ballaghaderreen is closed and there is now the situation regarding the Rosalie unit, to which the Tánaiste referred. The families have not been consulted in a proper way and the clinical assessment has not been made. Will the Government intervene to ensure the future of this home for its many residents, bearing in mind the level of dementia per head of population in that county and also in County Leitrim? Will it show the HSE what needs to be done?