Question from Deputy Sorca Clarke - PQ 18554-26

To ask the Minister for Health the current timeline for completion and opening of the eating disorder unit, including key milestones and expected date of operational readiness at the psychiatric facility in Roscommon; the overall budget allocation for the unit and for the wider psychiatric facility; the proposed staffing model, including the total number of staff roles allocated to the eating disorder unit; the breakdown of staff by discipline; the number of new posts to be created versus redeployed existing staff; the recruitment and retention plans; whether multi-disciplinary specialist eating disorder services (inpatient and outpatient follow-up) will be integrated with community supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter.