Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister of State. I welcome the statement regarding where we are at in the context of these services. We have come through the past 18 months, which were bad for everyone's well-being. It has been a difficult time for most people. Some problems have been invisible and some issues have been compounded by the pandemic. There is light at the end of the tunnel because we are coming out of this pandemic, but legacy issues remain. My questions will focus on that aspect.

An issue that has been raised frequently concerns the waiting lists for CAMHS. How are age-appropriate staff being recruited, trained and retained? I ask because the issue of access to CAMHS is consistently raised with public representatives. Children in need of such services require these types of interventions to be undertaken quickly. How is that matter being addressed?