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

I thank representatives of the Mental Health Commission for attending. I thank the commission for its recent reports, which have shone a spotlight on the darkest parts of our health service when it comes to how we look after our most vulnerable, that is, the young people who engage with the children's mental health services. I will not make a long statement because I want to use my time properly. Since this Government took office, waiting lists for primary care, psychology, CAMHS, Jigsaw and so on have gone up and standards have dropped. This is leading to a perfect storm where some of the most vulnerable children are being impacted.

Standards were mentioned. I will address some of the findings of the report. On response times to CAMHS urgent referrals, the report states that 92.7% of urgent CAMHS referrals were responded to within three working days. How were these data collated? Were they provided by the HSE? Did Dr. Finnerty, whom I thank for the report, see these data?