Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 15 February 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons

9:30 am

Dr. Emma Regan:

Could I give an example that we find particularly noteworthy at the moment? It relates to the number of people being diagnosed with autism in custody. It is not that the services are not available in the community but that the individuals were, as children, living very chaotic and complex lives and therefore falling through the gaps in getting the appropriate diagnosis and services. This may be because their mums or dads were not able to bring them to the appointments they should have been attending in CAMHS, for example-----

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