Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

This endeavour will require some focus. There are nine CHO areas. This should not end up being a discussion on the clinical end of things, although that facet obviously comes into it. We could look at the HSE nationally, but what goes on is a postcode lottery. We are continuously being told the problem is not a shortage of funds. Yet we still see, for example, €10 million being diverted from the mental health services into other services. We must try to get an understanding of how the finances are distributed in this context, if it is done objectively and how the process has worked to date. We must make up our own minds about the money spent, if it has been spent efficiently and if we delivering in respect of what is being spent in this area.