Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Since I took office, my priority has been to roll out the clinical programmes across all areas. There are five clinical programmes and also five models of care. When I came into this job, there were three eating disorder teams, but we now have 12. We had no ADHD teams for adults but we now have seven funded, with five in place. We have four mental health teams for people with intellectual disabilities, as the Deputy said. I have come from a meeting this morning with the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Deputy Paschal Donohoe; the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly; and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Burke, to try to secure as much funding as I can for next year's budget to continue to roll out the clinical programmes so we do not have a postcode lottery. It can only be done incrementally, and that is what I am trying to achieve. I am building on it year on year. If the Deputy wants to send me the details of the case, I will certainly have it looked into.

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