Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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143. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 15 September 2020, if the National Implementation and Monitoring Committee for Sharing the Vision has been established to date; the membership and terms of reference of the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33551/20]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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On the 10 October 2020, I announced the establishment of the National Implementation and Monitoring Committee structure (NIMC), which will be responsible for driving and overseeing the implementation and roll out of Sharing the Vision – a Mental Health Policy for Everyone. This followed from the Cabinet noting the establishment of the NIMC Structure and Terms of Reference earlier this month. The selection of an independent chair and membership of the NIMC is currently underway.

Establishment of the NIMC is an essential first step to oversee implementation and to monitor the recommendations in Sharing the Vision.

Additionally, a HSE Implementation Group will be established to engage with partners to deliver on the recommendations in the refreshed policy, the majority of which are assigned to the HSE. The HSE Implementation Group will report to the NIMC on progress of implementation of actions in the policy.

The NIMC and the HSE Implementation Group will establish sub-committees to provide advice on the implementation of a range of specialist recommendations in the policy, including the transition from child & adolescent to adult services; assessment of in-patient bed capacity to support population mental health needs; evaluation of data from pilot e-health initiatives, and other recommendations in Sharing the Vision. It is envisaged that the NIMC and sub-committees will include representation from stakeholders who can assist in advising on, and driving, the effective delivery of the policy recommendations, with service user, family member/carer, service provider and voluntary sector representation.

The department will advise the Minister for Health and the Minister of State on ongoing implementation and will report on the progress of the NIMC at Cabinet Committee level, on a regular basis as outlined in the policy.