Ms Eil?s N? Chaoimh:

There is the issue of advocacy, which we have not really discussed. At the moment, the way it operates is that the advocacy is done by staff of the CMH. There were concerns raised in the report about the independence of the advocacy provided. Advocacy is important for people living in that setting day to day. One of the things that matters to them is having advocacy support. That was one issue that emerged. There is possibly a need for a greater focus on independent advocacy services.