Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I take it from the Minister's response that there are no immediate matters of serious concern and that the transition has been made smoothly.

Are all the board positions filled? What is the position on sub-committees? How many will there be? Will the Minister ensure accommodation of representation for the Family Resource Centre National Forum in regard to sub-committee participation? I would have argued very strongly for its access to a board position but I noted the Minister's response to that point repeatedly. Perhaps she could address the matter of the sub-committees.

With regard to the launch of the new entity, one of the most critical recommendations in the 2012 report of the independent child death review group, chaired by Dr. Geoffrey Shannon and Ms Norah Gibbons and tasked with investigating the deaths of children in care, was that the child and adolescent mental health services be integrated with the child welfare service and protection work in the community. The meeting of this responsibility and the addressing of children's needs are continuing under the auspices of the Department of Health. Would the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs like to indicate whether it is intended to have the child and adolescent mental health services provided in an integral way under the aegis of the Child and Family Agency? If so, at what time might that be the case?

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