Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)
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Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps taken to implement the recommendations of the report of the review group on psychological services within the health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3700/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

In response to a key recommendation of the joint review report relating to human resource planning, supply side initiatives funded by the Department of Health and Children in recent years have led to improvements in the numbers of training places available in clinical psychology. New post-graduate courses were established in NUIG and UL as a consequence providing a total of 22 additional training places.