Aisling Dolan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the engagement with Oireachtas Members some two years ago when we were given an overview of mental health within the CHOs in our areas. It would be very useful of that were to happen again with Oireachtas Members in each area.

I will ask Dr. Burke about CHOs. I expect the position in Kerry is very similar to that in Galway, Roscommon and Mayo. What are the challenges with recruitment? Are there one or two key areas we could look at, especially in rural areas and small towns with hospitals, such as Portiuncula University Hospital or Roscommon University Hospital and their equivalent in Kerry, Limerick and so on? How do we drive the connection between our CHOs and expertise within the hospitals that might support recruiting people into our areas?