Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Erin McGreehan - PQ 17786-26
Deputy McGreehan asked about designated waiting areas or assessment spaces for mental health assessments in emergency departments. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: March 2026
Updated: April 2026
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Question from Deputy Erin McGreehan - PQ 17786-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health whether each emergency department has a designated separate waiting area or appropriate safe assessment space for patients presenting in mental health crisis; and to identify the hospitals where such facilities are not currently available.
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