Eileen Flynn (Independent)
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I constantly see blatant discrimination within our mental health services against young people in the Traveller community. No matter who or what we are, everything can be done better, including in our mental health services, but this is pure discrimination. There could be a 17-year-old young man who is autistic but also has mental health problems and suicidal ideas in his head and who needs CAMHS support as soon as possible, but because he is autistic, he cannot get it. I have the evidence from parents, as do other Senators and Deputies. I am not blaming the parents. I am raising the question of access for people and the different levels of autism. As soon as services hear someone is autistic, that is it.