Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I also want to raise the issue of the referrals to CAMHS that are not accepted. According to the information I have, one third of referrals to CAMHS are not accepted.

There were 21,000 referrals to CAMHS in 2021, which shows how busy it is, but only 14,000 of these were accepted. I have met with parents of children who have autism who feel their children are falling through the cracks. They are being told to go to another service due to their children's autism. They want me to make it very clear to the HSE that children with autism can have acute, moderate or severe mental health difficulties as much as any other child. What services are provided in Linn Dara for children who are due a diagnosis of mental health difficulties and autism?