Dr. Sinead O'Brien:

I agree with the Deputy about the care and treatment that are provided by the team in east Cork. In terms of the assessment process, the first thing I would like to say is that the assessments have been ongoing over the years. There is one consultant psychiatrist who is the responsible consultant psychiatrist for all of the individuals in the Owenacurra centre. There is full nursing care and then there is access to social work, occupational therapy and clinical psychology. We increased the occupational therapy resources early in 2021, which allowed a full-time occupational therapist to be on site and that allowed increased therapeutic work, both on an-----