Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care

Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed)

1:30 pm

Photo of John BrassilJohn Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The point just made by Dr. Hillery was made by the group that was in before him. It is incumbent on this committee to come up with a very strong recommendation about the recruitment process and how to go about it. I welcome anybody who comes in with solutions listed in his or her final paragraph. I think Dr. Hillery suggested that recruitment for a vacant post should start months before a consultant retires. I would suggest a minimum of 12 months to give the system some opportunity to recruit-----