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- Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (12 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: It is on the report. The committee has called for a report within six months on smoking cessation supports to individuals who are trying to quit cigarettes.
- Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (12 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: That is okay.
- Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (12 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: No. I will withdraw the amendment on the basis of what the Minister has said.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: I thank all the witnesses for attending. I congratulate Professor Lucey on his appointment, a very important one, and wish him well in that role. It is important to note the fact that what was going on with the serious difficulties in south Kerry and the subsequent issues that came to light came to light only because of a whistleblower. We should keep that front and centre in our minds....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: I am sorry, I know Deputy Ward raised this, but does that entail something as simple as the Minister making a decision?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: So it is a ministerial decision to extend the remit. As regards the commission's resources then-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: What engagement has the commission had with the Minister or the Department in that respect?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Can Mr. Farrelly share that with us?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: I want to ask about the need for a continuum of care. I heard Professor Lucey speaking recently on the radio about the difficulties with upstream services. There is a lot of focus on CAMHS but there should be a lot of support, services and help available to people long before they get to CAMHS. The commission talks about developing a model. A plethora of different organisations provide...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Absolutely.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Does the commission have a clear picture of the kind of model we need to have from end to end in children's mental health services?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Has Professor Lucey had engagement with the HSE on the kind of model that would be desirable?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: We know there is little or no governance of those services but there is equally little or no co-ordination of them. There are historic reasons different charities or NGOs have been in place and there is no connection between various elements of the services. Has the Mental Health Commission engaged with the HSE on how it can streamline those services?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for their presentation. I wish Mr. Kelly and Dr Burke well in their important roles. In some ways, it is regrettable that the chief executive is not here because he is ultimately responsible for the allocation of posts. Will Mr. Walsh give us some background on the decision that led to the standing down of the national director for mental health?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: How long had that post existed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)
Róisín Shortall: When was it stood down then?