Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

So they should be contract out quickly. I thank the Minister.

Scoliosis was raised earlier. For parents with a child awaiting scoliosis procedures, a month is a long time and a year is an awful long time. In some cases, the wait has gone on far longer, which is interminable and unacceptable. I ask that the Minister put in place some emergency measures, whether outsourcing to the private sector or something else, to get ahead of that.

In the area of mental health services, drug detox services are appalling. I do not blame the Minister for that but I spent recent days trying to access services for people in an emergency situation. The parents are distraught and unable to get residential services for their teenager or child. There is no ready access. To be fair to some of the service providers, they are doing their best but they are totally short of resources, space, and expertise. Will the Minister urgently call together those involved to help them out and spearhead the attack on the deficiencies that exist, because they are appalling?