Professor Eilion?ir Flynn:

The staffing within the CMH is directed very much towards providing care within that setting. We have identified a need for more resourcing in terms of staff and other kinds of supports to get people out into the community, whether on supervised access, for short periods of leave or, ultimately, on discharge. We see a real need for staffing and resources to be directed towards that. There is also a need to offer people greater choice in the activities in which they might want to engage while they are in the CMH. There has been a lot of focus on the provision of physical and mental healthcare treatment specifically but other supports are often comparatively under-resourced, such as access to education or pathways to improving employability while people are in the CMH, with a view to reintegration afterwards. These are areas in which we see a need for greater staffing.

Ms Ní Chaoimh might comment on the gaps that have been identified by specific stakeholders.