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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: -----because people often forget that there is a strategic focus on mental health services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: My next question is on child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS. Like the Minister of State, on a daily basis I meet people who are battling to access any type of service. Again, there is a crisis in recruiting enough staff to work in the field of allied health professionals. Will he update the committee on CAMHS and what he is doing to improve the level of intervention that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State will seek an increase in funding and he is not responsible for cuts that were made to public pay eight or nine years ago. However, the State has failed so many children. Last night, I attended a meeting of a school board. Teachers have told me that the HSE has resisted the assessment of need process because it does not want to triage people and provide services....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: I am aware there are ongoing discussion. Is it true that mediation is ongoing between the Department and the different health professional representative bodies regarding an agreed process. Will the Minister of State update the committee on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: What is the basis of the discussions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: What are they discussing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: This has to do with disability.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Will the Minister of State update the committee on the basis of these discussions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: What are the talks about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: We understand the mediation process is sensitive but the committee should be aware of the basis of the discussions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Why did the discussions start? What was the issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: The committee deserves a better explanation as to what the discussions are about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: We need to know the facts of the basis of the discussions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: The justice aspect is rights-based. If someone has a right to an intervention based on the UN protocol to which the Government has signed up, we can ask questions about the delivery of that right. We are waiting years for the advanced care directives under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 to be delivered. When will this be progressed? Health professionals are discussing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: How many more years does the Department need?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: We will have waited five years after legislation was passed for the Department to prepare the implementation of this service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: The legislation was passed in 2015 but we are now talking about implementation in 2020. Will the Department provide detail on those complex issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: I acknowledge this does not directly come under the Minister of State's area of responsibility but that is a failure at departmental level. Legislation has been passed by the Houses but it will take five years to implement modern advance healthcare directives and assisted decision-making. If the pace of change is that slow in this area, what hope is there for everything else the Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Trade Union Membership (27 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce tax relief on union subscriptions; the estimated amount such an initiative would cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28239/18]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Training (26 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: When does the Minister of State expect a decision to be made? When will the feasibility study be completed? When will the Minister of State make a decision on it? It is mentioned in the White Paper that work on the concept will be developed over the following 12 months with a view to its initial shape being showcased in 2016. We are now in 2018. The Minister of State has given the...