Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In regard to north Kerry, we addressed this again last Thursday. There will be an audit in north Kerry, similar to the audit in south Kerry. The chief officer has informed me that he is currently trying to get a consultant of the calibre of Dr. Seán Maskey to do the north Kerry audit. He is looking outside of Ireland in that regard. Dr. Maskey will not be carrying out the audit in north Kerry. To make sure the audit is independent, the chief officer will seek a consultant from outside of Ireland.

On the national audit, I met with the Mental Health Commission yesterday. It is also doing a review. Dr. Susan Finnerty, the chief inspector, will oversee this review. She has already secured a consultant psychiatrist from Scotland and one from Ireland to ensure the review will be completely independent.

On the HSE audit, we are still finalising the details in that regard. It will commence in quarter 1. I expect it to commence in the next couple of weeks.

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