Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion

Photo of Danny Healy-RaeDanny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I apologise. Major capital spending is needed for one 24-hour supervised residence in Kerry. I appeal to this committee, the Minister for Health and the Department to provide this service in Kerry because it is not available when it should be. There are no services at all on the weekends. Staff also have relatively little training in areas that are recommended for people with severe enduring mental illnesses, such as cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis, cognitive remediation, family therapy and social skills training. I thank Dr. Finnerty for raising and highlighting this issue. I am glad of the opportunity to support her on it. We must work together and do more because the Minister for Health clearly does not recognise the need for mental health services, which are required and deserved by the people of Kerry.

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