Dr. Siobh?n N? Bhriain:

As the Senator knows, there have been a number of audits of that area of care over the past couple of years, following on from the Maskey report.

We have looked at national audits of adherence to CAMHS operational guideline and proscribing practices and there has been a review of service users' experiences. Following on from that, we have a working group, which Mr. McCallion chairs. I am also a member of it. It looks at the implementation of the recommendations of those reports. It is fair to say that it is proceeding around the country. There are then some focused service plans, particularly focused on waiting lists for children and young people who are waiting for care from primary psychology and CAMHS. That is yielding an overall reduction in the numbers, particularly on those waiting lists longer than nine months. We can certainly provide the Senator with an update on that specific information.