Ms Anne O'Connor:

As for the service, such as the example described by the Deputy, that is part of our approach to youth mental health. We are looking at this area and we have already mapped a lot of agencies. Our challenge around some of the counselling supports for young people is that they are funded either by us, by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, by Tusla or by lots of other potential funders. We are trying to figure out the best approach. A certain amount of service provision is appropriate to be done nationally. We work with Jigsaw nationally and it identifies the priorities but I do not know the best solution in Tuam, Clifden or Carraroe; we rely on the local teams and local services to identify priorities. We must put the right structures in place. We are looking at this with regard to how we can have somebody within a CHO whose job it is to look at the local need and the local provision to try to enhance the supports, on the basis of knowing what is there.