Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion

Ms Rosemary Smyth:

Both. There is a lengthy process to get sanction to fill a post. Obviously, the funding comes with that and there has to be appropriate funding for it. There are issues in attracting people to the services, particularly in attracting CAMHS consultants to more rural parts of the country. Dr. Finnerty can elaborate on this.

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