Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I have a few brief questions. Where do the referrals come from and is there a geographical spread across the country? If a child attends the team's clinic and he or she is discharged, is there any community support for him or her afterwards? Another question concerns the programme itself. Can the witnesses tell us a little bit about what is actually involved? What does the programme do? Perhaps the witnesses can go into some detail.

I am of the opinion that this issue, like the topic of our previous report, will have implications across Departments. We have to look at it like that. I seek the witnesses' opinion on a few points. Local authorities have designated no-fry zones, particularly around schools, and the unhealthy vending machines have been removed. Where does Dr. O'Malley see this committee helping other Departments with ideas? I will touch on another issue. Am I correct in stating there is a waiting list of two and a half years for a child to attend the team's clinics?

Is it correct that the clinic has had only five children from a homeless background?