Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 May 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Developments in Mental Health Services: Discussion

Dr. Shari McDaid:

Ultimately, it is the account holder and should be responsible on a national basis but our concern is that the structures now in place do not really facilitate this very well because there is not the same level of accountability as there was when there was a national director for mental health who was responsible for the mental health budget.