Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Youth Mental Health: Discussion

Mr. Jim Ryan:

The short answer is "Yes", and particularly in Cork as a result of three or four years of a number of waiting list initiatives which we have examined. Obviously, staffing is an issue. We have looked at whether a consultant from another area can cover if a consultant is not available. We have also looked at bringing in consultants on agency on locum. The model we have is that a young person is triaged, as Dr. Doody said earlier, but each team will need to-----