Roscommon mental health services
Deputy Eugene Murphy cited a damning independent report on Roscommon mental health services and said its recommendations had not been implemented. The Tánaiste promised to follow up the detail with the relevant Minister.
On page 66 of the programme for Government a commitment was made to improve mental health services in this country. As the Tánaiste knows, in January 2017 an independent report was carried out on mental health services in County Roscommon. As we all know, it was a damning report. That independent committee suggested that 27 points would be implemented without any delay. A management team was put in place and to this day, as far as I am concerned, none of the 27 points has been implemented. I seek an assurance that the Tánaiste will follow up this matter with his colleagues and ensure that without any further delay the mental health services in County Roscommon and other parts of the country will be dealt with, as was promised in the programme for Government.
Comment on this
I will need to follow up on the detail of that, in terms of the recommendations made and whether or not they have been followed through on. I can certainly ask the relevant Minister to come back to the Deputy.