Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Suicide is one of the most challenging and real social problems we face and suicide prevention and mental health are priorities for the Government since coming to office. Not only have we provided and protected the funding allocated to the mental health sector, we have provided an additional €90 million to date and an additional 1,150 posts in both adult and child mental health services over the past few years. I am minded of the views of the Deputy. It is an issue for which we must have careful regard and even when other areas are under pressure, it is an area that we are determined to protect.

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