Ms Hannah N? Ghiolla Mhairt?n:

I will start and then hand over to Ms Morrison. The Senator made the point about how poorly Ireland is doing. I do not know if the committee is aware that the European Commission released its Eurobarometer report back in October. This showed that Ireland has the highest level of difficulty in accessing mental health supports, with 44% of Irish citizens having trouble accessing mental health treatment compared with the European average of 25%. It is shocking and it is widespread. The 2017 report from UNICEF showed that Ireland ranked fourth highest for suicide in the EU and OECD region, and highest for girls dying by suicide in Europe. There have to be a lot of other areas doing it better, possibly because they have had the funding and the resources plugged in, which just has not been done here over the past decade. Perhaps Ms Morrison will come in on any best practice.