Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, spoke about mental health services recently in the Seanad. There is no doubt that this area has been the Cinderella of the health system for many years. There is a commitment to A Vision for Change, but what is needed now is the financial commitment to implement it. While the Minister of State has made valiant efforts, she is not receiving a great deal of support from some of her colleagues in this area. We must have clarity as to how many people will be recruited in 2014 and 2015 to make up the shortfall left by previous years of underfunding.

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