Mr. Michael Walsh:

I thank Deputy Harty for his question on the involvement of CAMHS in the management structure of the executive. From the point of view of CAMHS in the south east, the answer is no. We do not have any input into the executive meetings, the vast majority of the people who sit at the table on the executive are adult psychiatrists but the adult manager, child psychiatry does not have a seat at that table. I think we should have because how is one supposed to develop a service if nobody knows what one is trying to do? We do not get a budget from year to year. We do not know what the budget is for child psychiatry from one end of the year to the other. If I were running a business I would like to know what my budget for the year is and how I could plan and develop that budget.

Ms Magaharan talked about the QbTest. I could have a QbTest taken and reduce the number of children waiting because I could have it done ASAP in order that I would provide a better service.