Mr. Bernard Gloster:

It remains a significant challenge. It is not for the want of money, I assure the Deputy, and there is no question of it being the result of a recruitment embargo. The level of recruitment in mental health services and then in particular parts of the country is significant. The demand on the CAMHS teams is growing exponentially because of, as the Deputy said, the types of anxiety children are experiencing. On admitting a child to a place like Linn Dara or the CAMHS unit in Galway, the mental health legislation is very specific in terms of someone having a diagnosed mental health condition or mental illness, as distinct from any of the other things that can cross into that space.