Written answers

Thursday, 16 July 2020

Department of Health

Mental Health Policy

Photo of Mark WardMark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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166. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he will implement the recommendations of Sharing the Vision over the next five years including costings, key objectives and outcomes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16339/20]

Photo of Mary ButlerMary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The new national mental health policy, Sharing the Vision – A National Mental Health Policy for Everyone proposes that a National Implementation and Monitoring Committee (NIMC) be established to oversee implementation of the policy. The Committee will be mandated to drive reconfiguration, monitor progress against outcomes and deliver on the commitments made in this policy. It is expected that the NIMC will work with partners to evaluate performance against key performance indicators, and check overall progress guided by research and learning from best practice, so that the system will be in a position to respond effectively to support the mental health needs of the whole population.

It is envisaged that the NIMC will be fully representative of those stakeholders principally involved in ensuring effective delivery of the policy recommendations, including strong service user, service provider and voluntary sector representation. All input received during the consultation on the policy, and any other stakeholder views, will be taken into account in establishing the NIMC.

Planning for the establishment of the NIMC and associated implementation structures is underway and will be subject to ministerial approval in due course.

Additionally, the revised policy contains an implementation roadmap that organises recommendations into short (0-6 months); medium (6-18 months) and long term (beyond 18 months). The Roadmap will assist the NIMC develop a detailed implementation plan to ensure that the delivery of all recommendations is planned and managed effectively.

Finally, the short-term recommendations in the revised policy will be assessed as part of the annual estimates process, where the need for additional funding will be considered.

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