Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will increase services available for those suffering from eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23986/07]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will implement the recommendations in A Vision for Change to address the growing prevalence of eating disorders, including the appointment of specialist eating disorder teams and an increase in bed capacity from the current three, all in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24018/07]

Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 116 together.

"A Vision for Change" — the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, was launched in January 2006. It provides a framework for action to develop a modern, high quality mental health service over a 7 to 10 year period. "A Vision for Change" acknowledges gaps in the current provision of services for people with eating disorders and makes several recommendations for the further improvement of these services. Recommendations include support for health promotion initiatives that encourage greater community and family awareness of eating disorders, the further development of primary and community care services and the provision of a full multidisciplinary team in a National Centre for Eating Disorders for complex cases that cannot be managed by local child and adolescent community mental health teams. Responsibility for the implementation of these recommendations rests with the HSE.