Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The Deputy has covered a range of subjects. Money has been ring-fenced for the provision of mental health services. The Government made it perfectly clear that rather than mental health services being sidelined as they were for years, they are being brought to the centre of the delivery of normal health services. That is the way it should be and that is the way it will be. The Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, is dealing with that area competently. The disability allowance issue, which was dealt with last week, is under review by the chairperson of the advisory group on the integration of taxation and social welfare. She will report to the Minister for Social Protection in due course. The Deputy also asked about teachers in disadvantaged schools. The DEIS schools have been protected.

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