Dr. Eithne N? Longphuirt:

As regards the Deputy's question on disability, like all services the joined-up nature of services has an impact on whether people are referred. We are all aware our disability services are understaffed and it depends on the service and the team whether it has the space, training or opportunity to pick up on parental wellbeing. Sometimes the disability services look to primary care psychology to pick up that piece. Primary care psychology may receive a referral to support parents who have come into the disability service with a child who is seriously unwell and has significant disabilities and to help them through that. It depends on the teams, the relationship between primary care psychology and disability teams and sometimes the disability team will feel it has the resources to do that, but less and less often. However, no formal way or path to support those parents exists. We really depend on local teams and relationships to provide that support.