Dr. Siobhán Ní Bhriain:

I will mention something specific about conversion therapy because I was asked that question recently and I circulated the entire national clinical leads group on that particular front. It is not acceptable.

On the issue of training and discrimination, I would hope that people will not be met with prejudice. It is very important to emphasise that through my own clinical career - it has been relatively long since I started out - people with mental health disorders were very marginalised and stigmatised. That beginning to change. It is very important that within that, we are culturally sensitive to the highly diverse ethnic groups that we see, including the Traveller community. Ongoing training for us as professionals is mandatory. We are obliged to do it by our regulatory authorities and we continue to do this, through both our regulatory authorities and professional bodies. This is very much part of what we do. It is never too late because we have to do continuous professional development throughout our careers.