It is of huge concern that the 11 child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, beds in Linn Dara that were closed in May remain closed indefinitely. We had assurance from the HSE and from the Government, including from the Taoiseach, that these beds would be reopened in September. It is now almost November. Information I received today from the HSE has said that it is not possible to give a specific reopening date for these beds. This is simply not good enough. There is a crisis right across CAMHS. Has the Government engaged with the Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland on this matter? Will the Taoiseach give assurances that every child who needs acute mental health inpatient treatment is getting it? Can the Taoiseach give a guarantee that Linn Dara will be back to full capacity by the end of the year?

I thank the Deputy for the question. The most important thing to look at here is the fact that we have children who need supports but when they get the supports, we must also have in place safe staffing numbers. Unfortunately, at the time if my memory serves me correct, there were 63 staff funded at the time but we only had 27 in place. That decision had to be taken from a safe staffing perspective. I have kept this under review the whole time. If there are any cases of children who need the supports, we have acquired private capacity. Yes, I have met the Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland.