Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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One of the things that has come out this morning, which is not new to many of us, is that staffing levels in the children's disability network teams and CAMHS across a lot of the country are insufficient. Where I live in the midlands, the last census of staffing levels I saw said that they were at 50% to 60% of where they should be. Staffing levels in some therapeutic services are at 30% and 35%. The interventions that are needed are not happening. The very specific point the Deputy is raising, which is a fair one, is about Tusla providing more support earlier on, which would prevent the situation escalating into a far more serious one, and about the lack of engagement. On that particular case, I ask the Deputy to-----