Mr. Pat Smyth:

The State is their parent and we are their minder. It is up to us to ensure that the services they need are provided. Ensuring those children receive the therapies and other supports they need to stabilise their lives and to move them to a less intense environment is what we do. We depend enormously on the health services with respect to mental health, counsellors, and addiction supports for these children. Where it is not possible for us to get those services through the health services, we have to buy them independently.