Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Mental Health Commission sent the committee a paper. I will read out the conclusion:

Older people’s mental health is an increasingly important area of public policy that does not always get the attention it deserves. As set out in the [Mental Health Commission's] 2020 report older people’s mental health services particularly benefit from an integrated approach with social care services and close working relationships with primary care and community services. The [Mental Health Commission] recommends that the findings of its 2020 report are used to inform public policy in this area.

I thank the Mental Health Commission for sending that in.