John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I accept the Senator is pressing the amendment, rightly so. However, I make the point again to provide a more definite response. The past three or four weeks have seen the introduction of the new See Change campaign to change attitudes to mental health. Last Saturday week I attended a debate in Trinity College, Dublin which involved people aged between 16 and 17 years from colleges throughout the country. At issue was the targeting of the necessary reform of mental health services. It showed the demand not only of the older generation but also of the younger generation for change. There is a need for compatibility as regards physical ill-health and mental health. That is the great challenge for us. The Department must show immediate change, that is, this year.