Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

To follow on from those questions, we heard about the challenges of getting expertise for these multidisciplinary teams. We know from previous submissions and witnesses that there are real challenges in rural areas and areas of high deprivation for many of these CAMHS teams. The big question that people at home are asking is whether we can be assured that the failures and challenges that happened in the south Kerry area will pop up in other places. That is one of the questions people will be asking. Will we have similar problems, such as lack of full teams in some cases, or teams that are broken and not really delivering for those children? Do we have to wait for other people or whistleblowers to come forward in respect of other areas? Is it likely that there will be similar challenges in other areas?