Jackie Cahill
Question:422. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the status of progress in relation to the provision of a Jigsaw project for County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2779/19]
View answerTuesday, 22 January 2019
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The HSE recently completed a review of Jigsaw services nationally. This was across a number of headings including Financial, Clinical and Governance, and other matters. A meeting took place earlier this month between the HSE and Jigsaw, to help identify and prioritise future areas of need nationally.
Some of the significant new funding provided by Government for the key mental health care programme this year will be used to enhance Jigsaw services. The Executive is considering in detail decisions around possible new Jigsaw sites over 2019-20, in light of the recently agreed HSE Service.
Plan 2019, and the Jigsaw Evaluation. I will shortly hold further discussions with the Executive on detailed implementation of various aspects of the HSE Service Plan. I fully appreciate, from previous discussions with the Executive, with local representatives, and from visiting Tipperary the case being made in this instance. However, this will have to be considered in light of prioritising service needs overall, in line with resources available. The Deputy can rest assured that I will continue to keep this matter under close review.