Legislative Measures
Dail Éireann — 2021-12-03
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Dara Calleary (FF), Mayo

I welcome the Minister of State's clarification but I think it should be specific to particular scenarios and not a general policy.
We have all seen Bills pass through with the best of intentions. Will the money go with the Bill? I know the Minister of State secured huge investment in mental health through the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, in last year's budget. Have those positions been put in place? It is my concern that we will create an expectation around this legislation as a Bill that is relevant to the 21st century in the way we treat mental health, but that the resources will not be behind it and, more importantly, there will be no way of finding out if the resources are actually going into the system and making a difference to services on the ground.

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Sitting date: 2021-12-03