Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The misuse of drugs legislation is being treated as a priority and will be dealt with in this session.

On the issue of mental health services, I assure the Deputy that a great deal of care was put into the preparation of the programme for Government in respect of mental health. It is a shared priority of those who were involved in the negotiations, as it is within the Oireachtas as a whole. The Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, who has responsibility in this area, has convened a task force and is working to develop the sort of plan the Deputy is keen to see evolve. A parliamentary question to the Minister of State would get an answer for the Deputy.

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