Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There have been discussions generally over recent times with a view to possibly refocusing CAMHS teams, not least given the staffing difficulties, although the HSE has no plans at present to do this. A new assistant national director, AND, has accepted the post in the HSE and a new clinical lead has also accepted that post and will be in place shortly. I look forward to interacting with both the AND and the clinical lead in regard to which model they feel is in line with best practice. I want to ensure young people and adolescents who need the support of CAMHS in their community area will be able to access that support.

Currently, there are actually 75 teams, given a third team has gone into north Wexford, but when we get the audit and the review, we will hear that not all those teams are fully staffed. We are trying to see what will be the best way forward to ensure children can get the supports they need.

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