Mr. Seamus Hempenstall:

The Deputy asked questions about protected disclosures and ECT. I might ask Mr. Kelly to address those questions because they are substantive issues relating to the legislation. All I can say is that I am not thinking about a change of Government. We are just trying to get on with the job of moving this forward as quickly as we reasonably can taking into account the Chairman's views in terms of pre-legislative scrutiny.

In relation to the centre to which the Deputy referred, that is an operational decision made by the HSE. In my view, the legislation is the framework and the operations are the muscles to get the whole thing going. The two are related but they are separate.

It is positive that the remit of the Mental Health Commission will be expanded. Mental health services are an important part of the health service and they should be regulated just like other health services. The improvement of our mental health services under Sharing the Vision is proceeding as quickly as possible. As Mr. Kelly said, we are only in the first year but my colleagues in the unit are working very hard on that with their colleagues in the HSE. I do not need to rehearse the fact that we had another record budget for mental health services. The impetus and momentum is there and for my own part, working with the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, I can say that the energy and enthusiasm are genuine and substantive. I will invite Mr. Kelly to respond now to the points raised.