Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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That brings me beautifully to my next question on how Departments talk to each other. All of the witnesses, in various guises, are in the business not only of providing services but also providing access to services for people who might not know how to access them. In my job, people may come in with a housing issue but may also have medical problems. Those two things do not always talk to each other. What are the barriers for the witnesses? Somebody may have a severe mental health problem and also a housing issue. How are the witnesses approaching such matters? What are the barriers and challenges that exist? There are serious issues. However, in a perfect world, I presume a caseworker or somebody at the top could say that a person needs this, this and this. We are not quite there yet. I would be interested in hearing people's thoughts on that issue. As people who are dealing with mental health issues, how are the witnesses dealing with housing, education and health matters?