Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 October 2021

Joint Committee On Health

Mental Health Services: Samaritans Ireland

Photo of Neasa HouriganNeasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Mulligan for his interesting answer. The ability to harness technology in a challenging environment like a prison is a progressive way of doing it. Prisoners are a group of people who really need that kind of support. My final question is also on the technology issue. I have met Mr. Mulligan before. I have been impressed over the last 18 months with the innovation of online chat. Many people, particularly younger groups, might find online chat to be an easier format for contacting the Samaritans, easier to get their head around, and easier to engage with. Has the Samaritans found that online chat is particularly interesting to particular groups? Does it have the technological support to roll out that technology? Does it have sufficient technological support to roll that out to all the groups that they would like to?

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