Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 June 2025

Committee on Children and Equality

Engagement with Office of the Ombudsman for Children

2:00 am

Dr. Niall Muldoon:

It is getting a person in the door literally so that the person will be on one waiting list instead of three, so it will be a factor. The Deputy touched on a few things. There are children, particularly children who are vulnerable to a mental health issue or an addiction issue. We have one adolescent unit across the country that works with addiction. We have CAMHS avoiding comorbidity-----