487 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Health if the moratorium on recruitment in mental health services in County Roscommon will be lifted to avoid a crisis; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that approximately 40% of staff employed in mental health services in County Roscommon have retired; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that extra staff could be employed for the cost of paying regular overtime to the skeleton staff employed in the services; when will a national recruitment scheme be advertised for psychiatric nurses; and if a suicide prevention nurse will be appointed in Roscommon County Hospital to deal with the suicide issue. [17101/11]

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487 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Health if the moratorium on recruitment in mental health services in County Roscommon will be lifted to avoid a crisis; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that approximately 40% of staff employed in mental health services in County Roscommon have retired; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that extra staff could be employed for the cost of paying regular overtime to the skeleton staff employed in the services; when will a national recruitment scheme be advertised for psychiatric nurses; and if a suicide prevention nurse will be appointed in Roscommon County Hospital to deal with the suicide issue. [17101/11]

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1. 28 June 2011

   Mental Health Services

   487 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Health if the moratorium on recruitment in mental health services in County Roscommon will be lifted to avoid a crisis; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that approximately 40% of staff employed in mental health services in County Roscommon have retired; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that extra staff could be employed for the cost of paying regular overtime to the skeleton staff employed in the services; when will a national recruitment scheme be advertised for psychiatric nurses; and if a suicide prevention nurse will be appointed in Roscommon County Hospital to deal with the suicide issue. [17101/11]

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