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Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: Ms Rosy Wilson could not get in to the meeting due to technical issues. She has asked that Dr. Morrissey read out her statement. Would that be possible?

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: Yes.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: That would be very helpful and we would love to see it.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: Is there anything the witnesses wish to say before we finish or do they feel they have covered everything today. Are there any final points or is it all good?

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: I thank all our guests very much for coming in. This has been a really informative session. I am glad they could all make it. I thank Dr. Morrissey, Ms Wilson, Dr. Brosnan, Dr. O'Mahony, Ms Anderson, Ms Hough, Ms Lillis and Mr. Gijbels. Did I pronounce that last name right?

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: Apologies.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: I thank you all again. The joint sub-committee is adjourned sine die.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: I thank Dr. Brosnan. Our next contributor is Dr. O'Mahony. He is very welcome.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: I welcome Dr. Gijbels. Thank you for your patience. I hope I am pronouncing your name correctly.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: I thank the Senator. Deputy Buckley is next.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: I have one or two other questions I wish to ask. First, however, I should say that I cannot thank the witnesses enough for their contributions and statements. I totally agree with Deputy Ward's comments. It is like gold dust for us to receive this information, particularly with regard to legislation. Is there a country that uses the best-practice model in this area that the witnesses...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: I warmly welcome the ambassador of Bulgaria. I wish everybody well on this Bulgarian national day. I was at an absolutely harrowing briefing this week on Yemen and what is happening there. I want to give a little bit of detail of the reality of what is happening. In the past seven years, 377,000 Yemeni people have died due to direct and indirect causes of war, 10,000 of whom are children....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: HSE (2 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: I welcome our witnesses today. I ask them to talk us through the prescribing audit. Children and young people are referred to CAMHS with many different issues including self-harm, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, suicidal tendencies, ADHD and so on. We are talking about a very broad range of complex needs and in that context, I am interested in how the audit will work. I understand...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: HSE (2 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: I would like to get those details. I would very much appreciate that. I will ask some questions about the whistleblower who brought the issue in south Kerry CAMHS to the attention of the witnesses. Families of young people who attended the service spoke very highly of Dr. Sharma and how he addressed with them the issue around excessive medication and its prescription. It must be stated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: HSE (2 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: I am aware that in a radio interview on "Kerry Today" in January, Mr. Fitzgerald said he would investigate the allegations made by Dr. Sharma that he had been sidelined in this career since becoming a whistleblower. Will Mr. Fitzgerald tell us how he proposes to investigate those allegations and a timeline of when he plans to do so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: HSE (2 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: My final questions relate to Dr. Maskey and the eight other people who assisted him in the review of south Kerry CAMHS and how they were selected for the roles. Who was part of the selection process? Were they chosen by HSE management or by others? What was the selection process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: HSE (2 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: I do not have any more questions, but the independence of the Maskey report has been called into question by a solicitor acting on behalf of the families and by Deputy Connolly. There has been call for a new report that is fully independent of the HSE. We are aware of that. My time is up now. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: HSE (2 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: In the opening statement today, reference was made to the HSE's primary care services for children and young people and to Jigsaw services. One of the findings of the Maskey report on south Kerry CAMHS was that the team was accepting more referrals than was the norm in other CAMHS teams. We know that when primary care psychology services are under-resourced, this can put more pressure on...

Seanad: Situation in the Middle East: Statements (1 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: I welcome the Minister of State. I can only imagine how busy he is and particularly the Minister for Foreign Affairs at this time with everything that is happening in Ukraine. I imagine it must be taking up the majority of the Minister of State's time. It is a very worrying situation and I express my sympathy for the Ukrainian people, who are being subjected to terrible violence, and I...

Seanad: Situation in the Middle East: Statements (1 Mar 2022)

Frances Black: Hear, hear.