Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There are 75 CAMHS teams and 800 people working for the service, with 225,000 appointments allocated last year to children under its care. It is fair to acknowledge that a huge amount of really good work happens in CAMHS. As the Deputy knows, the new mental health Bill will provide for the regulation of all community residences and services, including CAMHS, which will be introduced on a phased basis following the commencement of the legislation. Priority drafting has been granted to the Bill for the current legislative session, which is only nine weeks' long. That is an important factor. The Bill will be ready for publication early in the next session. I look forward to bringing it to the House in the next session.

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