Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 January 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Wellness, Well-being and Mental Health: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In conclusion I thank both our witnesses. The presentations were powerful and we have had a quality questions and answers session. It is important that we do not leave it within this room, that we take the testimony from our meeting this morning to the next level to the Minister and to the Department. We are in a period of transition, both politically and because we now have more people like Bressie who are willing to become an ambassador. He is correct in saying that somebody else will take up the cudgel and become that voice. It is important that collectively, and to be fair we have a very good cross-party mental health group in the Oireachtas, we build on that. If anybody listening wishes to make contact, they can do so on the websitewww.alustforlife.com. There are other organisations available for people who wish to engage with them.

I thank most sincerely Niall Breslin and Dr. Paul D'Alton not only for coming before us but for their work on mental health.

Let me remind members that immediately after this meeting there will be a photograph for the advocacy report.

At our meeting next Thursday, we will discuss the appointment of the Chairman designate of Oberstown detention school, Deputy Ó Caoláin's motion and a motion from the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar.

The Child Care report will also be launched next Thursday morning.

Is there any other business?

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