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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: There are two areas I want to cover, but before I do, I highlight that in the past 24 hours the list of priority Bills for 2024 was published by the Chief Whip and I was really surprised to see that reform of the Mental Health Act 2001 was not on that. Some of what we are talking about is around the confusion that lies in much of our legislation. That legislation in particular does not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: It is very hard to put your child into a service that you think will not do them justice. You feel like they are not safe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Exactly. Chair, I do think that the committee should follow up on that. A huge amount of work has been done on the mental health legislation and it is very tardy for it not to be on the priority publication list. I do not know if we can ask why that is the case. Before I run out of time, I want to ask about the increase in numbers for ten to 14 year-olds, which jumped out at me. On the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: When you say everybody, do you mean everybody within the NHS?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: It is not just accessing the service but also that within the service you would need specialists.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Sixteen thousand?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Is it the case that the representatives did not hear any suggestion that there would be an expansion of the provision of services so there could be access to medication through different routes or pathways?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: That is useful for us as we move forward in focusing on this issue. This is a matter of reforming CAMHS and not the expansion of other services. It is useful for us to understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Is it therefore the case that even within that, once they have accessed the service, it is still being split and they are being sent somewhere else?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that why the representatives believe there should be a case worker or some kind of post that advocated for the child rather than the particular issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: They are excellent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I am out of time and I thank the representatives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay. In the last minute I have, I will ask a representative to expand on the increase in the prevalence of mental health issues among the group of ten- to 14-year-olds. Does that, in their estimation, provide particular challenges? It is around the age of 12 years old that one will move into secondary school and, often, some services will take them and some will not. Could the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the implementation of next generation ticketing and cashless payment under BusConnects Cork; the expected benefits of this, especially with regard to punctuality and reliability of public transport services in the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56752/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 356. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and monetary value of investments held by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in companies which produce, export or sell weapons or dual-use items for a military purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1303/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 414. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of IDA lands north of the Kilbarry Enterprise Centre in Cork, which were re-zoned for residential development in the most recent Cork City Development plan; whether the IDA agreed to transfer these lands to the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56715/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the progress of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56814/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 665. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide supports for STEM projects to DEIS schools that were not successful in applying for the €4.7 million STEM grants announced by her Department in December 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1610/24]