Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 1 February 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting

9:30 am

Photo of John BradyJohn Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is really hard to say.

I will move on to another area, which is mental health services. There is a serious crisis in mental health going back a number of years. We have seen that play out quite graphically in Linn Dara in Cherry Orchard, where a number of beds are still closed. The goes back over a number of years. As we know, the appointment of a national director for mental health services was a commitment in the programme for Government. Where are we with the appointment of a national director?

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