Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion
Mr. John Farrelly:
We did a full review of what would be required in the current mental health Bill to extend our remit. It would be between €2.5 million and €3 million. We have put in this year for extra resources within the budget. When the health budget comes out, we will know if we have got that money but we have the capability to pivot. At the moment, I have a small standards and quality team working on standards for community services. We can pivot into CAMHS. If I get the money, I can pivot into ensuring that the inspector has the resources. Our corporate function is designed such that we can quickly recruit, and funnily enough, retain, even though we are in the health service. We can pivot quite quickly to ensure we put the resources in place for the inspector.
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