Shane Curley (Fianna Fail)

There is one final thing I would say in that regard. It is something Sara Ní Chuirreáin mentioned to me last night. I had a chat with her and she said that, particularly in some areas where mental health issues are hugely taboo, particularly for young men, there is a huge need for a discreet setting where wraparound services for young people are all provided in the same physical building. That could be considered.

Ms Murphy mentioned that youth workers cannot be a panacea, and I agree with her. From the point of view of early intervention and tackling issues in their infancy before they become huge embedded issues in young people, should there be more upskilling and training opportunities for youth workers? To take teachers as an example, an awful lot of teachers do the guidance counselling course. In many cases, that empowers them to see early stage mental health issues developing in young people in the classroom setting. Would something of a similar nature for youth workers would be of assistance?