Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Joint Committee On Health
Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Sarah Hughes:
May I make a point on that issue? It speaks to the Deputy's idea regarding the timeframe for and feasibility of this kind of thing. We recently saw that counselling psychology training was to be funded for the first time, which is a major milestone in moving this forward. However, it will be three to four years before those trainees come through on the ground. On the question of matching that sort of timeline to the sort of timeline the Deputy is referring to, that sums up the kinds of issues being faced with regard to resourcing.
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