Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Mental Health Services: Discussion

Photo of Colm BurkeColm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The other issue I want to raise relates to rural areas. We have had a number of very serious incidents in the south and south-west regions, where there have been a number of tragedies. Has anything additional been done regarding public health nurses, or anyone working in mental health services and people working in the community, especially in rural areas, in order to deal with the new challenges? I am not denying there is a problem in urban areas but there is a particular issue with isolation in rural areas. Is there any evidence of additional effort being made to give support to people in those areas?

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