Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Notwithstanding the absence of a statutory remit, surely it is indigenous to what the Mental Health Commission is doing, particularly with regard to identifying the need for community-based services? Is it not necessary for the commission to expand beyond its remit in an inquisitorial role to identify the best and worst of the most serious issues?