Patricia Ryan told Dáil a 999 call was made but difficulties experienced by dispatchers to obtain local assistance ‘very concerning’
Sinn Féin TD Patricia Ryan asked the Taoiseach what actions was the Government taking to improve mental health services and gardaí emergency response capacity. Photograph : Laura Hutton/The Irish TimesA Sinn Féin TD has said a member of staff in her constituency office in Co Kildare was recently attacked.
Kildare South TD Patricia Ryan told the Dáil on Wednesday that she wanted to raise the attack that was “carried out on a member of staff in my constituency office” during which a 999 call was made to gardaí, “where continued attempts were made to de-escalate the situation”. “The difficulties experienced by the 999 dispatchers to obtain local assistance is very concerning,” Ms Ryan said.
“What is equally concerning is the Government’s continued failure to provide adequate mental healthcare services to those who need it most and for clarity, this [incident] was in connection to a mental health services.
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