I am sure the Tánaiste watched the "Prime Time Investigates" programme on the mental health service and the catastrophe within it. The families of Natalie McGuinness and Jimmy Loughlin, both of whom lost their lives as a consequence of failures within the mental health service, appeared on the programme. Both families live in my constituency, and I have their issues here several times. Many other families who appeared on the programme expressed their frustration at being stonewalled by the system and at not getting any accountability.

I recently tabled a parliamentary question about the number of people who presented at Sligo University Hospital with mental health issues in 2025. The reply indicated that 1,242 people presented to the emergency department but that only 198 were admitted. This is not a historical problem; it is happening now. People are being failed by the mental health service. I saw the Tánaiste on that programme. I can only say that his announcement was fraudulent. He stated that things would get better; they have got worse. People with mental health issues who approach the system get worse outcomes than they got 20 years ago because the Government closed everything down and replaced it with nothing. People are so frustrated and so annoyed.

Leave the Tánaiste time to respond.

I am dealing with constituents who are in a situation where they have loved ones who are afraid they will lose their lives because the system is failing them-----

Deputy Kenny is using another Member's time.

-----and the Tánaiste stands over that system.

We stick to the 60 seconds. If you cannot make your point, then you have asked the question in the wrong forum.

Ideally, we stick to not making extraordinarily charged comments about people that are not backed by any evidence. The Deputy can debate me any time in relation to this matter. He should not interrupt me again. He should not do that again. I am not taking this bully-boy attitude. I am speaking; it is my go.

The programme was very clear.

Allow the answer, Deputy.

The programme points out very serious issues. This Government, through the leadership of the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Butler, is absolutely committed. None of us wants to see a scenario-----

The Tánaiste is stonewalling the families.

Please, Deputy.

Those families deserve answers.

Give them answers, then.

The mental health service will continue both the investment it needs and be the subject of the reform that Deputy Mary Butler is working tirelessly on. She has my full support for that work.

People are dying.