Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 10 March 2022
Public Accounts Committee
Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020
9:30 am
Ms Anne O'Connor:
I think it is early days. It took us a lot longer to put them in place than we had envisaged. Clearly, there is a lot of change occurring as a result. We are now in a position in which the needs of all children in the country can be looked at in a more equitable way in terms of having networks and specialist supports available within networks. They will align with our enhanced community care in terms of our primary care networks, having regard to a whole-population view. Therefore, it is a big change for the system. It is early days. I know there are issues but we are certainly working through those.
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