Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The HSE and I met separately with Families for Reform of CAMHS in September and October last year to discuss HSE youth mental healthcare and specialist CAMHS services, including linkages with autism and intellectual disability services. Along with the Department of Health and the HSE, I will continue to liaise with that organisation as appropriate. As the Deputy knows, access to CAMHS services is in line with CAMHS operational guidelines, also known as the COG, which applies to all staff working in CAMHS. I have engaged with the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, regarding the Mental Health Commission's recommendations. We are working through its asks at present. The regulation of CAMHS is all contingent, as the Deputy knows, on the mental health Bill that will come before the House very shortly. It is priority legislation for the nine weeks of this Dáil term and will have priority printing in the second session.

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