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Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: I am sorry, but I have something else to say. We spoke earlier about how Seán Lemass was progressive. I really believe the Taoiseach is progressive too. He needs to ask hard questions and take a hard look at broken and cancerous systems. The lack of urgency being shown by the HSE in looking at mental health services for children is very worrying. Such services are not on the cliff -...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: It depends on who leads it.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Business of Joint Committee (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: We have received apologies from Deputy Gino Kenny and Senator Colette Kelleher. Members are requested to ensure their mobile phones are turned off for the duration of the meeting. I propose that we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: I welcome to the meeting from the Health Service Executive, HSE, Mr. Dean Sullivan, deputy director general, strategy; Ms Anne O'Connor, chief operations officer; Mr. Pat Healy, national director of community strategy and planning; and Mr. Jim Ryan, head of operations, mental health. On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses for their attendance today. The format of the meeting is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: The committee are aware that this structure was already in place and it is not new and that similar structures to the one outlined were in place prior to 2017.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: If Mr. Sullivan does not mind, we will hear from the committee first. The format for today's meeting is that members are allocated seven minutes, during which questions are asked and we ask that Mr. Sullivan answers as quickly as possible in order that we get in as many questions as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: I think that the Deputy has thrown out a few questions. I will ask the witnesses to try to answer some of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: I am sorry for cutting in, but Deputy Catherine Martin wants to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: Mr. Sullivan is repeating himself quite a bit and I think Deputy Neville wants to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: The Deputy has about a minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: We will send an official request to Ms O'Connor for that figure. Before I pass Mr. Sullivan on to Deputy Rabbitte, he was trying to describe the flow chart. I am not asking him to do that. It would be far easier for all of us if he could provide a diagram which would also include the number of people working in each department or section.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: I will have to stop Ms O'Connor there. Deputy Rabbitte is also saying that the HSE can reel off all these so-called improvements but it is not being seen on the front line. I call Deputy Buckley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: If Mr. Sullivan is relatively new, is he the appropriate person to answer Deputy Buckley's questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: Was it internally or publicly advertised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: It was advertised publicly, then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: Will Mr. Sullivan provide detail relative to his colleagues as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: I beg Mr. Sullivan's pardon. I must leave to vote on the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill. Deputy James Browne will take over for a few minutes. I ask Mr. Sullivan to forgive me for interrupting him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Restructuring of Mental Health Services: HSE (16 May 2018)

Joan Freeman: I hope that information is helpful to Deputy Crowe. On the feedback from service users, especially for children, I think a survey should be addressed to the warriors who are 18,500 parents who are really dissatisfied with the services that are available currently. Ms O'Connor is brilliant at accentuating the positive. That is what she should do but we also have to identify all of the...