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Sharon Keogan Thanks Minister for Mental Health Intervention

Sharon Keogan Thanks Minister for Mental Health Intervention

Sharon Keogan thanked a minister for intervening in a mental health case she had brought and praised their dedication to the issue. She said ministers do not get thanked enough and placed her thanks on the record.

Acknowledgement of intervention


She thanked the minister for intervening in a case she had raised earlier and acknowledged the ongoing work the minister does on such matters.

Mental health focus


Keogan said she knows how passionate the minister is about mental health and expressly thanked them for that commitment and their action in the specific case.

Legislative role and constituency


She framed the role of legislators as coming to make things better for people in their constituency and referred to the minister's evident commitment and compassion.

Sharon Keogan — frame from statement: Sharon Keogan Thanks Minister for Mental Health Intervention (20.01.2026)

Public thanks on the record


Keogan noted that ministers do not get thanked enough and wanted to put her gratitude on the record this evening, closing her remarks by repeating her thanks.

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Transcript
I know how passionate you are about mental health and I want to thank you for intervening in a case that I brought to you earlier and for the work that you do. I know it's a tough job but I suppose as legislators in here we've come in to try and make things better for those in our constituency but I know where your heart and your soul is and I want to thank you. Ministers don't get thanked enough for the job that they do but I wanted to thank you here this evening on the record. Thank you. Thank you.