David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the mental health expert group has been established as outlined in "A Vision for Change"; the membership of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28942/08]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I presume the question refers to the Independent Monitoring Group on "A Vision for Change", the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, which was established in March 2006. The members of the Group are Dr. Ruth Barrington, Chief Executive Officer, Molecular Medicine Ireland (Chair); Dr. Tony Bates, Founder Director, Headstrong; Mr. Pat Brosnan, Specialist National Planning Mental Health, HSE; Dr. Susan Finnerty, Acting Inspector of Mental Health Services; Mr. Paul Flynn, Service User; Ms Dora Hennessy, Principal, Mental Health Division, Department of Health and Children; Dr. Terry Lynch, General Practitioner and Psychotherapist; Mr. Tim O'Malley, Pharmacist; and Ms Máire Redmond, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland. The Group's Terms of Reference are to monitor and assess progress on the implementation of all the recommendations in a "A Vision for Change"; to make recommendations in relation to the manner in which the recommendations are implemented; and to report to the Minister annually on progress made towards implementing the recommendations of the Report and to publish the report. The Group's second annual report was published on 27 June 2008.