Mr. Tony Canavan:

My name is Tony Canavan and I am the chief officer for CHO 2 which includes counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. I thank the Chairman for the invitation to attend the committee. I am joined by Mr. Liam Fogarty, who is head of finance for CHO 2.

I will describe the mental health services provided in CHO 2. I will outline some of the opportunities that are arising currently for our services and some of the challenges that we have been facing in recent times.