Mr. Hugh Kane:

Our starting point will be to be really clear about what we want our mental health services to look like and formulate some fairly key outcome measures that will allow us to determine that. If we start from that position and are guided by that vision and those outcomes, we will try to deliver that. We will look at the evidence and expertise that will guide us to delivering the policy. Our hope would be that the policy would set the outcome measures and we would work from that basis. That is instead of coming up with a list of resources required to do something. We are going with what we are trying to achieve in the outcomes first and then trying to match what we need to deliver that. We will also consider evidence in that area. With regard to Healthy Ireland, there will definitely a focus on trying to prevent people becoming unwell, intervening earlier, building resilience and having a clear focus as we progress. It is a matter for a wider group and we will have cross-departmental and agency support in trying to bring in other stakeholders to achieve that.