Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)

Would the Minister of State accept that the number of psychotherapists is totally inadequate and that the Department and the HSE have not made any effort to increase the support systems to the psychiatric services?

In March 2005 the Minister of State announced the sale of lands to fund this properly. I understand, from his reply to a parliamentary question, that no movement whatsoever has been made on that. Not one piece of property has been identified which will go for sale. Recently, I asked for an inventory of properties that would be sold. Fourteen months after the announcement there is no inventory and no movement whatsoever.

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