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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: 909. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to undertake an awareness campaign on dog ownership nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7376/23]

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: I thank the Chair and everybody in attendance. I thank the Mental Health Commission for bringing this report forward and Dr. Susan Finnerty, in particular, because the commission published this report early. Having this conversation early rather than waiting for the publication of the full report was needed. I also want to acknowledge what our guest speakers acknowledged at the very...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: I want to ask about and discuss some of the more systemic, run-of-the-mill failures highlighted by the report. I worked in front-line addiction services which were funded through the HSE and through the local drug and alcohol task forces, and I remember doing my reports. Our reports had to be up-to-date in respect of care plans, files and so on. Basically, we were scrutinised by the HSE...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: How far away is the HSE into implementing that system across the other CHO areas?

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: Is it a similar system?

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: Yes.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: I agree 100%. Without taking it lightly, I think it is bonkers that in 2023 we are still talking about getting to a system where we are not using paper-based filing systems, carrying files, standing and stopping at filing cabinets and all that kind of stuff. I welcome that an interim solution is imminent but it is something that we need to get in place as soon as possible. It will make a...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: That is welcome news going forward. Going back to the systemic failures, there were no complaints on the national risk register, a number of teams expressed the view that it was pointless escalating risk as nothing happened. That is bad practice. This has frustrated some teams to the extent that they told the Mental Health Commission that they did not bother to escalate risk as there was...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: Some of the concerns that the Mental Health Commission found are there.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: Why has the HSE not produced an interim report and brought it into the public domain?

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: In its report, the Mental Health Commission escalated concerns to the HSE; however, as far as I know, the HSE did not escalate them to the Minister of State responsible for mental health. She said that on the floor of the Dáil when I asked a question about it. She knew there were concerns but did not know their nature. To me, that is a big gap. As legislators, we have a...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: I have a couple of questions on the transfer from CAMHS to adult mental health services, AMHS. One of the shortfalls identified in the report relates to this. It could have been one of the key factors related to the number of children lost to follow-up. The delegates will agree that most acute mental health illnesses among young adults occur between the ages of 16 and 25. We know that...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: Yes.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: Yes, okay.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: Yes, there is a recommendation in the Sharing the Vision policy to extend this provision out to 25, if I am correct?

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: I was contacted by a parent during the week and there were also reports in the newspapers concerning a young Irishman who was a patient of CAMHS. He spent more than three years in an adult facility here and has now been transferred over to Britain for treatment. I do not know if the witnesses saw this case referred to during the week. This young man's mother contacted me. She rang the...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: The Courts Service would also be involved.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: I might come in again later but I will give another committee member the chance to contribute.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: Dr. Niazi made a comment that the currently vacant consultant psychiatrist post in Kerry is not very popular. What is the reason for that? He suggested we may know it was not very popular. I know it has not been filled, but what is his feeling on that?

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: I wish to tease something out with Dr. Burke. It was in report that the consultant psychiatrist is the lead, basically. The report advises that it is not international best practice and there are other models of care in relation to multidisciplinary teams. Has there been any consideration given to changing that?