Question from Deputy Brendan Smith - PQ 1881-26

To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in developing a service in Cavan/Monaghan similar to such provision in the North West (the need to develop a Crisis Hub in Cavan/Monaghan similar to the services provided in Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services as outlined below - This project demonstrates just how effective healthcare professionals are when working together collaboratively as part of a team - when planning and delivering care," according to the Excellence Awards Selection Panel. Staff in Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services have won a HSE Excellence Award for their recently developed Mental Health Crisis Resolution Team. The team provides community-based interventions for service users, their families, and loved ones as an alternative to admission to a mental health unit”.); and if she will make a statement on the matter.