Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know and I am not taking it as a personal attack. I have read the reply I have been given and, unfortunately, I cannot answer some of the specific questions asked by Deputies Buckley and Browne but I have taken note of them and, as always when I am asked to come into the Chamber, I will go directly to the Minister whose place I have taken. I will raise the concerns raised. In reading the reply, it is clear to me that there is a significant shortage, particularly in recruitment in CAMHS. Perhaps some of the reasons involve finance but some of them, which I have experienced as a local Deputy, involve the fact that child psychology is a very difficult place to be. People burn out very quickly and, unfortunately, some decide to move on for whatever reason. I can understand those reasons. The reply I was given is not an adequate reply to some of the questions that have been asked but I will revert to the Minister with both questions I was asked and will ask him to reply directly to the Deputies who raised the issues.

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