Louth TD Calls for Urgent Reform of Emergency Health Services - 29/01/2026
Louth TD Joanna Byrne has called for urgent reform of Ireland’s emergency mental health services, warning that the current system is failing people in crisis and placing lives at risk.Speaking ahead of a Sinn Féin motion on emergency mental health care, Deputy Byrne said tens of thousands of people present to emergency departments each year while experiencing severe mental distress or suicidal ideation.“People in mental health crisis are being forced into chaotic and overcrowded emergency departments that are simply not designed to meet their needs,” she saidDeputy Byrne highlighted what she…
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