Áine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

The Minister of State, Deputy John Moloney, was quite clear as to where he wants to go with A Vision for Change and he has three main items on his agenda: the appointment of an assistant national director with sole responsibility for mental health; to get the capital ringfenced; and to protect the human resources, which are affected by the moratorium. Deputy Reilly was present when the Minister of State indicated that he is working with the Minister for Finance to develop a mechanism whereby the human resources in certain mental health services can be supported and reconfigured where vacancies arise elsewhere and in the overall employment control framework of the HSE.

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