Written answers

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Department of Health

Mental Health Services Provision

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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400. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an incident that took place in Dublin 2 in recent days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24903/15]

Photo of Kathleen LynchKathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Since coming into office, this Government has prioritised the reform of our mental health services in line with the recommendations in A Vision for Change.We are committed to reducing the stigma of mental illness, ensuring early and appropriate intervention and improving access to modern mental health services in the community. Additional funding totalling €125 million and some 1,150 new posts have been provided for mental health services since 2012.

This funding has enabled the HSE to develop a number of services and programmes for people who are in suicidal crisis, including the self-harm Clinical Programme which provides for assessment and management of patients presenting with self-harm to Emergency Departments, the development of the Liaison Psychiatry Service and the roll out of the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) service.

In relation to the specific incident raised by the Deputy, I feel that the HSE may be better placed to provide information on this and accordingly, I am referring the question for direct reply by the HSE.

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