Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising the issue of ADHD and the pilot programme to which he referred. I engage consistently with Ken Kilbride of ADHD Ireland. It is important to note that approximately 35% to 40% of children who present to child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, do so with ADHD. We are open to looking at any of the pilot projects to see how well they are doing. It is important to note also that previously we did not have any ADHD teams for adults. ADHD does not stop at 18. We now have five teams in place. If the Deputy wants to send me on some information, we can look at it.

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