Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)

As I said, the HSE board approved the implementation plan in February of this year. It includes that the definition and clarification of catchment areas be made clear; modernisation of the mental health infrastructure; community based mental health teams; child and adolescent mental health teams; mental health services for people with intellectual disability; and mental health information systems.

As I said to Deputy Reilly, the office was set up in January of this year and it will support me in exercising my responsibilities. I will meet Professor Drumm shortly and will look for a more ambitious approach. We will work in partnership with the HSE and other stakeholders to agree the implementation levels over the coming years.

I presume the report to which Deputy Neville referred was the Lie of the Land. It outlined the examples of proceeds of assets which were lost to the psychiatric services over a 20 to 25 year period. A small number of assets were disposed of in the past two years which were identified. I have asked the HSE to explain the report to me.

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