Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Joint Committee On Health

Services and Supports for People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Discussion

Dr. Sonia Morris:

One of the reasons it is placed within CAMHS is because CAMHS is staffed by those working in child psychiatry. To avail of medication, the service needs to be overseen by psychiatry. There is no other public service for children at present in Ireland which provides that service so it needs to be placed within CAMHS. There is no alternative, unless an alternative is established.