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Committee on Public Petitions: Reform of Mental Health Services: Discussion (28 Sep 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...accept that there must be a level of standardisation where everybody can come in under the same banner. Based on my own experience of working in mental health, people tend to protect their own patches. Regardless of whether it is psychotherapists on one side, psychologists on the other side and counsellors in the middle, it is a case of "don't rock the boat, they might hear about it,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reform of Mental Health Services: Discussion (28 Sep 2023)

Pat Buckley: Absolutely not.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reform of Mental Health Services: Discussion (28 Sep 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...deterrent. I thank Mr. O'Sullivan for his honesty. Yes, there is always jostling. It is an Irish thing, especially within the health service. No matter what it is, people will protect their patch at all costs for fear they will lose something because it seems that things are so tight. As regards the budget, I cannot see even 10% coming, never mind 12%. I would be surprised if it...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reform of Mental Health Services: Discussion (28 Sep 2023)

Pat Buckley: Yes. Revenue will regulate your tax. That is a banker. There is common sense. If Revenue is on you, it is on you and it is absolutely meticulous. That is your regulation. It should not be complicated at all. It has been said that it is complicated. It is not. You work within the Departments so you need to work between the professions, the health service and Revenue. That is it.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reform of Mental Health Services: Discussion (28 Sep 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...bags of cement on my back and six on my chest but every time I offloaded, a bag of cement came off. We actually became friends after. That is probably one of the good stories. That is why I empathise with Mr. O'Sullivan. As the fella says, walk in my shoes. That is basically what it is. It is a pleasure to have him in here as a witness today. It is vitally important that he is...