An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2026-09-16
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Jen Cummins (SD), Dublin South-Central

The Irish Men's Sheds Association has been contacting its members around the country to let them know that funding for 2025-26 will now not proceed. The association has been told that funding may proceed in 2027. The Taoiseach has been around as a politician for a very long time and I am sure he has visited many men's sheds. They are set up to help with men's mental health, their social, emotional and psychological well-being, friendships and social cohesion. They rely on this very small grant in many cases to remain open, and that is now being challenged. September is suicide prevention month. October is mental health month. Movember is in November. Christmas brings up a lot of things for people. I could go on about the months during which we will seek to make sure that mental health is preserved and minded in everybody, particularly men who account for almost 78% of deaths by suicide. Will the Government reinstate this funding and explain why it needed to be challenged in the first place?

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Sitting date: 2026-09-16