Dr. John Hillery:

I shook my head as Senator Clonan asked the question. I do not think people would have a cardiac surgeon who has not trained in a theatre. This reflects the lack of equality of esteem and parity of esteem between people with mental health problems and people with physical health problems. The other important issue to remember, which I pointed out at a recent meeting of the health committee, as did Professor Lucey, and it is in the report, is that the most likely health problem that young people will have is a mental health problem rather than a physical health problem. However, we do not have parity of esteem in the budgets for the services and we also see it in the lack of stigmatisation of these issues. Does this answer the question?