Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion
Dr. John Hillery:
The answer to the Deputy's question is "No". One of the issues is one I alluded to in my opening statement, namely the need for a national director. When there was a national director, we all knew who we could contact and we often had meetings about it. As the Deputy knows, I was president of The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland previously, and we would engage with that person but suddenly there is no one at that level. It is a big gap in our national picture.