Seán Kyne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. Lack of governance is one issue. The ability to recruit the various modalities within the teams is another issue that has been highlighted. We see difficulties with recruitment across the health services. That is not a funding issue but is caused by an inability to attract people and the fact that these individuals are not available. What can be done to enhance availability and also the attractiveness of positions? As with many areas of society, the bad press CAMHS has received, which unfortunately it deserved, is not an incentive to people to work in these areas. We need people to work in those areas. Young adults and children need these services. We need people to provide them. What can be done to ensure we have people and they take up positions?