Colette Kelleher (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses have been very clear. Parent support and education are critical, but so also are coffee and chats.

I notice Julie Helen is here . Her mum was involved in writing Informing Families. It is so important that the work that is done is made available. The support groups and the informal sharing of information is critical because if the parents cannot be supported, the child and the young person will not be looked after in the long term.

With regard to the two systems, I would say there are three systems - disability, CAMHS and child protection - and they are all turning in different directions. We need one service for children, and the witnesses have endorsed that. People should not have to go from pillar to post introducing themselves anew only to be told that it is a behavioural problem, not a psychiatric one. How do they make those decisions?