Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care

A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group

5:30 pm

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I can understand that. I understand why there would have been three meetings and conversations where the oversight group was trying to find its footing, no different to ourselves here. Other than Deputy Harty, who comes from a medical background, we are elected representatives. The group has work to do to be our enablers so the committee can give the group indications for outcomes. If I have one request from today's meeting, it is that the oversight group would forward its reports to the committee. Perhaps the committee could focus on who is coming before it. Ultimately, we want the best workable vision. We are with the stakeholders as they come before committee. The oversight group has the knowledge that the committee does not. The group must share that knowledge with us to ensure the best outcomes. It might eradicate any tensions but we have to work together for the best outcomes, particularly for the next six months.

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