Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am rushing from another meeting so that is why I am not there in person. I did not want to miss my slot. I thank the witnesses for their opening statements and their contributions so far today. I also thank them most sincerely for the ongoing work they do. Ms Grogan has been particularly brilliant to me personally on a couple of things I needed to run past her.

The Fine Gael Parliamentary Party met with Families for Reform of CAMHS recently. That group put forward some stark statistics and they are reflected in much of what the witnesses have to say this evening. There is this idea that a key worker and a clear care plan must be provided for every child under the remit of CAMHS. The statistics from Families for Reform of CAMHS members show that for 72% of those children, there is no key worker or care plan. Only 12% of the children in those families actually have a key worker and a care plan. Do the witnesses concur with those figures? Could they describe the consequences that arise from the failure to have a key worker and a care plan?