Further to Government’s commitment to enhanced mental health supports for individuals and families affected by the defective concrete blocks issue, free counselling sessions have been made available to individuals and families in Mayo and Donegal affected by the issue. The Department collaborated with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and modified and expanded an existing scheme under which MyMind offers free counselling sessions to priority groups to include these individuals and families. It should be noted that the scheme is funded by this Department in 2022 on a once-off basis. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in collaboration with the Department of Health, is keeping levels of interest in and need for this service under review. If there is a demonstrated demand for a continuation of the service further arrangements will be made to continue with it.