Dáil debates

Tuesday, 12 November 2019

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

 

3:30 pm

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There are four and a half pages in clár oibre don Rialtas in respect of mental health and a full commitment to the operation and implementation of A Vision for Change. We have now been informed of an underspend of at least €12 million, which is to go back into the general coffers. I ask the Taoiseach to confirm that this will not happen. The commitment in A Vision for Change is full operation and recognises geographic accessibility. There are at least four delayed discharges from the department of psychiatry of a Galway hospital because of a lack of funding. There are a number of vacancies and a door in a brand new unit cannot be repaired. I ask the Taoiseach to tell the Dáil that he does not intend to allow €12 million to be returned to the general coffers of the HSE and that it will be kept for mental health spending in the areas that need it.

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