Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Additional funding for mental health is being handled by the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, who is doing a wonderful job in this area. Further developments in primary care include enhanced therapeutic services for young people. I take Deputy Pringle's point about older people with dementia problems in County Donegal. It is the same thing all over the country. They all deserve a better service. If we are to provide the best service we can give them, we need an economic engine to create the necessary investment. For that reason, the Government intends to continue to focus on well-paid jobs. The more people we have working, the less tax they will pay and the better these services can be. The Minister will return the programme, with his proposals, to the HSE for implementation. One of his priorities is the enhancement of services in the mental health area.

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