Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Can I just raise the risk and control framework, which contains a statement on internal control. It states:

Management of risk is an integral part of good governance. The HSE has developed an Integrated Risk Management policy which has been guided by the principles of risk management outlined in ISO 31000 (ISO 31000 is an internationally recognised standard informed by experts in risk management).

On risk management, we have had a problem in CHO 4 in relation to a CAMHS area where we did not have a suitably qualified person in charge and now we are in ending up with a serious difficulty. I have raised the issue about increased population and increased demand but are we satisfied that we now have adequate risk management in place for all of our mental health services in the CHO 4 area?