Mr. Ken Kilbride:

In terms of services through the HSE, take the example of CAMHS, of which there are 73 units around the country. At the moment, there are four clinics for adults with ADHD. Once they are fully rolled out, there should be another 12 or 13 across all the CHOs. They do not have funding for them this year. It may be next year or the year after. At the moment, unless you live in the catchment areas, which are in south Dublin, north Wicklow, Cork, Limerick and Sligo, you cannot access these services. At least 50% of the country does not have access to dedicated adult ADHD services through the HSE. Currently, we find that even if you want to go private there will still be long waiting lists. In Ireland today, if you want to be assessed as an adult, particularly if you want to get medication through a psychiatrist, it will not make a difference whether you have the money or not. You cannot get it.