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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: 237. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure that individuals with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and their families have access to FASD-informed services in healthcare, education and social services tailored to their specific needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44436/23]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: It can be seen why there is not a clear focus. This is a major issue concerning the failure to provide adequate and timely services in a streamlined way to children and adolescents. Mr. Walsh has a vast area of responsibility, and the idea of just lumping in mental health services does not seem to make a great deal of sense. How many CHOs do not have clinical directors?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: ---
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: I am sorry, but how many of the nine CHOs do not have clinical directors?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: The last time the witnesses were before the committee in February, it was confirmed that staffing levels range between 45% and 75% of the target. How many of the CAMHS teams are now fully staffed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: What is it 81% of?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: That is overall.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: My question, and I do not know if Mr. Kelly has the information here, is on the number of teams that are fully staffed, or rather the number of those that are not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: I will ask my question again: how many teams are fully staffed now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: I am sorry, what was that figure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Is that fully resourced?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Even going on outdated figures, how many teams are not fully staffed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: I would appreciate that very much, but the overall statement that only one of the CHOs has a fully staffed team is pretty damning. Moving on, it was said that the HSE is working to implement the 49 recommendations from the report of the Mental Health Commission. What structure is in place to progress the implementation of these recommendations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Who is ultimately responsible for implementing these recommendations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: That is among all Mr. Walsh's other responsibilities.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Are there written progress reports on implementation in this regard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: When was the most recent report?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Perhaps that report could be supplied to the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: It would be helpful because we need some kind of reassurance that the necessary resources, management time and priority are being dedicated to implementing this critically important report. Have CAMHS teams been granted access to Healthlink and appropriate ICT software for improved communication?