Seanad debates

Thursday, 4 October 2018

Commencement Matters

Mental Health Services

10:30 am

Photo of Catherine ByrneCatherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I take Senator Devine's concerns on board. I do not know whether the budget is part of the reason it has been postponed or pushed out to the end of the year. I am not 100% sure about that so I cannot answer. I would like to acknowledge the work Jigsaw does. I know the work that is done on the ground by Jigsaw, having been in some of the counties around the country where it operates. I heard a conversation about mental health services in this country on the radio this morning. More than €910 million is being put into the services. I hope that will continue, because we need to focus on young people and mental health, particularly in communities. We must bring mental health services back into the community so that young people can be assessed in the community where they live. I will bring Senator Devine's concerns to the Minister of State.

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