Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry; I had to step out of the room. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Most importantly, I thank Mr. Gareth Noble for his presentation. It is the one that should be liked and shared across multimedia because it echoed what I have experienced in my constituency clinic, as have many others. My personal assistants and everyone else are hearing about it on a daily basis. The Cinderella age in this regard is 16 and 17. Their parents are feeling it. They do not know where to go and they fall between the stools completely. I asked an awful lot of questions previously about where we are with regard to A Vision for Change and 82 positions remain unfilled. The building of the multidisciplinary teams and the number of beds required are also issues. It is only the start of a conversation but it is a conversation that has been going on for 11 years. People are highly frustrated. I am newly elected. I compliment the witnesses on what they have done this morning. Their contribution was absolutely fantastic. I thank Senator Freeman for the opportunity to discuss the issue.