Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Joint Committee On Health

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

Photo of Mark WardMark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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I agree 100%. It is something we have been calling for on this committee across parties and across politics. Multi-annual funding is very important to allow groups to be able to forward plans and put measures in place to achieve their goals. I congratulate the Changing Lives Initiative on getting the HSE and Tusla in the same conversation. Sometimes it is very difficult to get to agencies to speak to each other.

I want to go back to ADHD Ireland, which had a great deal of information in its opening statement. Dr. Morris mentioned that children with ADHD do not get the same priority in CAMHS as other people who might be attending the service. Will she elaborate on this? I would like to understand it a little more. What is the rationale behind it?