Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care

Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion

10:00 am

Mr. Ger Reaney:

I thank the Chairman. The Senator asked if we have the right people. I believe we have the right people. We need more of them, as we already outlined to Deputy Buckley. The posts as identified in A Vision for Change are the priorities for us in order to build up those teams. There are particular posts within those priorities that will bring their own value. These are our priorities. I will ask my colleague Ms Glennon to cover the query about the CAMHS waiting lists and the work we have under way. I made reference to a CAMHS enhancement project. This waiting list is certainly our number one priority at the moment.