Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is a clear indication in the Minister's response that he is unhappy with the state of funding for these organisations. I am very concerned about the language used when the Minister referred to bridging funding and temporary arrangements. The Minister obviously has not learned anything from the debacle with the medical cards last year with respect to his strategic targeting of vulnerable people in society. It will be of no benefit to those organisations to hear his language here today, particularly around bridging and temporary arrangements. These are organisations that have had a commitment to deliver services to the most vulnerable people in society, those who suffer with mental health issues. They are waiting on tenterhooks around the Minister's language as to whether the funding is temporary or bridging.

Where is the review? When will the Minister publish it and share the details of that review with the House?

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