Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Joint Committee On Health

Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion

Photo of Neasa HouriganNeasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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I have questions on funding. Were the witnesses surprised to find there is not a huge amount on the needs of older people in the implementation plan for Sharing the Vision for 2022 to 2024? In preparation for this meeting, I looked through the plan and could not find any mention of loneliness. Is it a major stumbling block when it comes to the drawing up of annual budgets if these issues are not written into documents like that? Does it lead to an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding?