Dr. Fiona Keogh:

I will speak on the point on Healthy Ireland. The HSE is developing a mental health promotion strategy. Healthy Ireland has been a fantastic initiative and has had concrete and great outcomes from the work it has done. It has always been a bit light on mental health promotion and there is a specific need for activity in this area. The HSE is developing a strategy and it would be great to see it resourced and implemented. Much of the work done by Mental Health Ireland is on mental health promotion. I forgot to mention Men's Shed. It is a crucial part of the community-based infrastructure that supports people who will not show up and have a face-to-face chat with somebody about their well-being. It is very important.

With regard to e-health, Ms Coyle has spoken at length about some of the difficulties and challenges surrounding it. It is a very useful tool. We could start to use it more strategically. Some people really like to engage through e-mental health. These are people who do not want to have a very formal setting. Having consultations through e-health seems to have been very popular with younger people. We have to be careful that it is not seen as the only port or an easy way of filling a gap. It is certainly a very useful tool.