Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Pádraig O'SullivanPádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North-Central, Fianna Fail)

So we are going to be robbing Peter to pay Paul here. We are going to be moving them from one side of the HSE or the Department of Health. We already know the difficulties we have with recruitment and retention. My main concern is that we could provide this legislation, and it could be fantastic and provide that patient-centred approach we are looking for, but we do not back it up in a meaningful way.

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