James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is a lot of co-operation at local level between the two Departments. Given the new Department has only been set up and the Bill for that will only be coming out this week, and given the new agency is currently being set up, there is a lot of co-operation between the Departments. The Deputy raises a very valid point, nonetheless, and we probably need to have a more formal arrangement to address these issues. With the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, we have already appointed a principal officer across intellectual disability and obesity. I agree this is yet another area that needs to be addressed.