Professor Paul Downes:

The ombudsman gave some figures around that regarding the amount of money on the pay scale for therapists. That can range depending on the seniority of the position. It is a relatively modest fee for the kind of gains and benefits we can get from this across a whole range of policy perspectives, however, including post-pandemic mental health, bulling prevention, LGBTI+ identity issues that may arise in schools that want support and children in care or care leavers who may be accessing our systems. There are many vulnerable groups who could avail of this.