Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Mental Health Services: Discussion

Photo of Frances BlackFrances Black (Independent)
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I thank Ms Coyle for that response. I direct my next question to Dr. Keogh. Apart from capital investment, what in her opinion is the biggest obstacle in our public health approach? She mentioned in her opening statement that "... resources for mental health have almost exclusively been directed towards specialist psychiatric services to the neglect of primary care mental health services". Does she think that is hindering equitable access to mental health primary care?