Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Mental health has been the Cinderella of the health service. Within that, the area of intellectual disability and the mental health needs of people with an intellectual disability are even further down the pecking order. There is a need to address this as there has been a lack of progress in developing the mental health of those with intellectual disabilities. Will the Minister give me an assurance that this will get a priority and that there is no further watering down of A Vision for Change? This amazing document shows what needs to be done in the area but it seems to have been just chipped away at since 2006. While I am not putting all the blame on the Minister, mental health has not got the priority it should have.

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