Ms Eilísh Hardiman:

We have to do this in collaboration with CAMHS because that is where the children are predominantly cared for and treated. Where CHI can help is where these children tend to end up in our emergency departments and need to be admitted. Every Monday, we have a team meeting with CAMHS. We engage on each of the patients and where the suitable placements are. We acknowledge there are challenges. There are challenges in staffing, which we have and CAMHS has. There are plans to develop more beds, as outlined, but they take time to implement. CAMHS plan to enhance community services earlier. Internationally, it has been demonstrated that if these children are caught, they do not get to the point where they need acute intervention. We are happy to and will continue to engage with CAMHS. We have acknowledged that as our biggest challenge from the pandemic. There are resources through the enhanced community care initiative through the HSE that we should use as soon as possible to try and address.