Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will hand over to my colleague, Dr. Niazi, the HSE national clinical adviser and group lead for mental health. Before I do, though, I wish to revert to one point. It is the multidisciplinary team that will determine whether a child reaches the threshold to be accepted for CAMHS support. Some parents approach me to say that they believe their children should be in the care of CAMHS but have not been accepted. That decision is made by clinicians with many years of experience, not by parents or advocacy groups. It is made by professionals who are in a position to make it.