Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Public Accounts Committee
2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs
9:00 am
Mr. Pat Smyth:
As I said, an assessment is made by CAMHS or the psychiatric services here because many of these are mental health facilities or sectors dealing with children with very severe issues. Because there is a history, these units are known and have been used in the past. There is an experience with social workers and guardians ad litemin terms of the facilities and they know the people who are there. As I understand it, there is an engagement, induction or space where those children understand. I can get the committee something very clear on that. Without being close to the service, I will not pretend to know the detail.
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