Mental Health Services.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 November 2004

Wednesday, 3 November 2004

Questions (103)

Dan Neville

Question:

155 Mr. Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the report from the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy which was established in 2003 to prepare a new national policy framework for the mental health services. [27486/04]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Mr. T. O’Malley)

The Expert Group on Mental Health Policy was established in August 2003 to prepare a new national policy framework for the mental health services, updating the 1984 policy document Planning for the Future. The group, which held its first meeting on 16 October 2003, has now completed an extensive public consultation process on the mental health services and is planning to publish the findings of this process shortly. The expert group is expected to complete its work in 2005.