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Mental Health Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022

Thursday, 8 September 2022

Ceisteanna (1614)

Patrick Costello

Ceist:

1614. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason that successful applicants to the panel for the recent recruitment by the HSE of counsellors and therapists for the provision of mental health counselling in primary care services were informed that due to a financial review the posts were no longer available; the reason that the same positions are now being advertised by a recruitment agency (details supplied) as temporary seasonal positions on a self-employed basis; his views on this case and on the outsourcing of employment contracts by the HSE in the context of the phasing in of the Sláintecare programme; and his views on whether this policy is compatible with that programme. [42407/22]

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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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