Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion

2:00 am

Ms Orla Keane:

Yes, I would agree. It is something that the commission has been actively talking to the HSE about since 2020. In fact, we had our first conversation in the middle of Covid. It is something that we had hoped the HSE would have activated, and we understood that there was to be a project plan on this. We are not being critical of the HSE because we know there are lots of things for it to do, but of the current authorised officers, the important point to note is that they are only part time. They are not available 24-7.

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