401. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health is she aware of problems at St. James’s Hospital accident and emergency with regard to a lack of comfort and care for patients, particularly those undergoing mental health crises, a failure to provide medication and pain relief to patients in severe pain, poor communication and updates to patients and families, unhygienic and unsafe conditions, overcrowding, and long waiting times; if she has discussed these issues with the HSE, with the Health Information and Quality Authority, and with the hospital management; the steps she intends these agencies, the hospital and her Department to take to address the issues; and if she will agree to conduct a thorough investigation into the conditions and treatment at James Hospital accident and emergency department, with a specific focus on mental health care. [18227/25]

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401. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health is she aware of problems at St. James’s Hospital accident and emergency with regard to a lack of comfort and care for patients, particularly those undergoing mental health crises, a failure to provide medication and pain relief to patients in severe pain, poor communication and updates to patients and families, unhygienic and unsafe conditions, overcrowding, and long waiting times; if she has discussed these issues with the HSE, with the Health Information and Quality Authority, and with the hospital management; the steps she intends these agencies, the hospital and her Department to take to address the issues; and if she will agree to conduct a thorough investigation into the conditions and treatment at James Hospital accident and emergency department, with a specific focus on mental health care. [18227/25]

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