Mr. Jim Ryan:

What tends to happen is that the young person with the greatest need is seen earliest. That sometimes means people who are not the most urgent are waiting longest. I am from Cork and I have spent the most time at home trying to ensure we address those waiting lists. I will be down there again on Friday. We have another way of trying to look at this. There are some things we must address with the current staff regarding trying to do things differently because if one does not have a child psychiatrist, it can impact on one's ability to do the initial assessment.