Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Joint Committee On Health

Services and Supports for People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Discussion

Photo of Ruairí Ó MurchúRuairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A one-stop shop and no wrong door is missing across the board. I have no problem with accepting that there will be deficiencies or there will not be full teams in the disability sector, but we can definitely make an assessment of what we can offer, particularly in terms of the community-led initiatives Ms Riordan referenced. That they are group initiatives is a major factor when families are involved. It provides them connectivity with other people who are going through the same thing. That is vital. Where people cannot necessarily access services where particular issues are concerned, all that can be done is to put them in touch with a group in the hope that someone who has been there and-----

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