Minister Charlie McConalogue has said he is hopeful that provisions can be put in place to ensure that the Raphoe Counselling Service will be maintained.
The service recently announced it could not continue because of a lack of funding.
In a statement, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine said high profile meetings have taken place to save the service.
He said “I have been liaising with the Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, on this matter over the last number of weeks. TUSLA, HSE Mental Health and HSE Primary Care Services met with Raphoe Counselling Services on Tuesday, February 6th.
“According to Minister Butler, it was positive meeting with agreement that Raphoe Counselling Service would provide the HSE with a proposal over the coming days that identifies all of the needs in the interim and long term.
“A further meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 14th. I have also liaised directly with the Bishop Alan McGuckian and will continue to liaise with Minister Butler as these meetings continue.”
