Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)

It is resourcing and the framework. We need to do a piece of work on how we implement the framework.

Cara Darmody and Mark Darmody have said it straight. We are in the position we are in and we do not see that this going anywhere right. Our guests have said that the conversations have not even happened with stakeholders. It would be worthwhile if we did a piece of work on this, in the sense of engaging with the organisation that represents the psychologists and others, if the people concerned are happy for their details to be shared. It would be worth having that interaction as it would mean we get down to the brass tacks of how best we can offer this service, and without changing the law, make the best offer. That is in-school therapies alongside what the CDNT is meant to do while making sure we can fill those gaps as best we can, whether that is publicly, privately or whatever. I say that because we may have to wait a long time for the workforce planning placement to be in place.

Finally, we cannot let this issue drop so I ask our guests, what is next?