Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The review of Roscommon mental health services published in July last made several stark findings. The key points include that there was a greater focus on achieving savings than providing safe and effective services, allegations of conspiracy were made and between 2012 and 2014, more than €17 million was handed back. The report found evidence of destructive conflict and extremely low morale at many levels of the service. To make matters worse, in its conclusion, it stated that services were characterised by an inward-looking orientation, an inadequate consideration for patients' needs, secrecy and the acceptance of poor standards. I mention only a few of the damning findings in the report. I submitted a request to discuss this matter in the Topical Issues debate today. Deputy Eugene Murphy also raised it more than a week ago. Does the Taoiseach not believe the report should be given the utmost respect and debate in the Chamber?

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