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

May I cut in there? I agree with the Minister that early intervention is key. Children should get the care they need at primary level. The waiting list for psychology in primary care is in excess of 11,000 at this stage. In some places, there are waiting lists of 30 weeks for Jigsaw services. There are different waiting lists in different parts of the country. There is no counselling in primary care for children. There are bits and pieces that should be there that are not and there are things that are there that could be working better but are not, which means that many more children are going to need the care of CAMHS because they are not getting their needs met at an earlier stage. I am hoping I will hear about something that will start bringing these waiting lists down so that children can get the care they need.