Maria Byrne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We had a great weekend of sport with Ireland winning the grand slam. I was there when we won it in 2009 but I was watching it on the streets of Limerick when it happened this year. It was wonderful to see a Limerick man presenting the trophy to the team and we had two Limerick players on the team, Keith Earls and Conor Murray, whom I congratulate on being short-listed for player of the year. I also congratulate the team in general and it was a great weekend for Ireland. Cuala and Na Piarsaigh, a Limerick team and a Dublin team, also gave us value for money and will replay on a date to be fixed.

The Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Finian McGrath, announced during the week that a dual-diagnosis clinical programme will be set up for addiction and mental health, which is something I raised in the form of a Commencement matter on behalf of a family whose son had both mental health and addiction issues. I have come across a couple of families with this problem and people have been falling between two stools in respect of help, being only able to get one type of assistance or another. Now there will be a dual-diagnosis clinical programme, with a programme manager and a national clinical lead. There will also be a literature review. Can the Leader find out the timeline for the establishment of this programme? Many families across Ireland would welcome it.