Michael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

This committee will produce a report at the end of the year which will try to improve our mental health services. Leaving aside the question of recruitment, which is the topic of today, what needs to be done? Is it about money? Is it about political will? Is it about structural change in the HSE or the Department of Health? Is it about implementing known plans or is there something else that needs to be done? How would the witnesses grade the respective options? If one asks someone in the HSE or the Department of Health something, they will ask how much it is going to cost. Everything comes down to money but we have to decide how we spend the money.