Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses; they have covered an immense amount of ground. I have two questions and the first is on primary schools. It is normally the astute teacher who spots something wrong with a child. Does Scotland have any early intervention plans, services, follow-ups or paths in the primary school?

I am interested in the following issue. In Ireland we do not mix autism and mental health, especially not within CAMHS, whereas Scotland has taken a totally different and more open approach to it. How is that received? It seems to be a barrier in Ireland that if a child needs an assessment of need but does not have mental health issues then they go down one path. However, if they have mental health issues they cannot go to CAMHS. How was that barrier crossed in Scotland?