Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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That is a given. When Dr. Doherty outlines the issue relating to credibility, it is very obvious, but one can see why people choose not disclose.

There was reference to mental health services. In the context of interventions, a problem is that even where a person, such as an autistic kid in particular, is able to avail of services, if there is a need for an issue relating to anxiety, for example, to be addressed, there is then a ping-pong match with the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, and whatever else. I get that the services are under-resourced and under pressure, but there needs to be an element of flexibility in whatever approach we take or review is conducted in respect of how we operate into the future. People do not particularly care under which bracket they fall. Families in particular just want a solution and a means of dealing with issues better. They want strategies.