Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 April 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care

Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed)

1:30 pm

Mr. Michael Walsh:

-----for mental health. If one goes above front-line staff, there is lots of rejigging of chairs. I do not know how many managers there are. There are lines and lines of them. That is where I believe it is going. It is definitely not going towards the front line. It is definitely not going towards the paint, the furniture and the buildings. It is not going towards the best interest of the children who we are trying look after. It is career moves. That is the way I look at it. It is not filtering down to those who need it.