Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

These people are reporting in to Mr. Mulvany. I am unsure of the answer but perhaps Mr. Mulvany can help. How can he adjudicate on it? The HSE gets something close to €1 billion within the mental health service. How can Mr. Mulvany identify the funding that the services need if those responsible have no breakdown of the various areas or of what money is being spent and where it is being spent? How many staff are involved? Will the officials elaborate on the number of staff in the various areas? Mr. Ryan stated earlier that the HSE does not have permanent staff in these areas. Some of the officials are saying that the HSE cannot get the staff. Why are we not getting the staff for these essential services?