Written answers

Thursday, 6 April 2006

Department of Health and Children

Mental Health Services

5:00 am

Photo of Michael LowryMichael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she intends instructing the Health Service Executive to implement the recommendations on north and south County Tipperary in the Mental Health Commission's 2004 report of the Inspector of Mental Health Services; if these recommendations have been prioritised for implementation; the date each of the recommendations will be implemented; the estimated cost to the State of implementation; the way in which this cost was arrived at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14008/06]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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The future direction and delivery of all aspects of our mental health services were considered in the context of the work of the expert group on mental health policy. The Government published the group's report, A Vision for Change, on Tuesday, 24 January 2006. The Government has accepted the expert group's report as the basis for the future development of the mental health services. The expert group's report makes recommendations on the re-organisation of mental health catchment areas and the recommendations made by the Inspector of Mental Health Services will need to be considered in this context.

The management and delivery of health and personal social services, including mental health services in north and south County Tipperary, is a matter for the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department 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.

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