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Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: If we are talking about the delivery of both sustainable housing and communities, I refer to my question from earlier. This relates to the fact that in some cases, we have the Housing First supports for chaotic individuals who may be vulnerable, but we need something more family focused. Obviously, very early intervention is key. We need to look at something that is absolutely holistic...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: To follow up on what all the speakers have said, we have all seen the mass slaughter of the Palestinians by a particular Israeli regime that has never been held to account in any way, shape or form. I accept the difficulties there are at European level. The Taoiseach has spoken about that before. We are down to what sanctions and what we can do to hold Israel to account, even if it is in a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: 18. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [53489/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We are well aware, in relation to housing, that delivery is what we need to see and we need to make sure that we ramp-up the modern methods of construction. I also want to deal with schemes such as Housing First, which is an attempt to deal with those who are vulnerable and may be in a chaotic scenario. The problem with Housing First is at times greater supports are required and it suits...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: There will probably be considerable repetition in the sense that many members have dealt with issues constituents have raised with them regarding CAMHS. One issue is that the service operates in a silo. Another is whether dual diagnosis relates to autism generally or to people who have substance abuse issues. The witnesses' comments on SASSY and YoDA were incredibly interesting. In my...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: There are a lot of positives here. On some level everyone has stated their points, and the difficulties that people have had, about CAMHS being a particular silo. Sometimes I put that down to the fact that there was no capacity in the services, and people could not deal with what they were dealing with, so on that basis they were happy enough, if they were in a CDNT or primary care, to...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Will it be rolled out across the board in quarter 1, done and dusted?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Will that be a single point of access for everything?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Will dual diagnosis as regards disability be dealt with?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Will dual diagnosis as regards drug taking or whatever addiction or other issues be dealt with?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: What is the timeline?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I get that the HSE still needs to test it.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I might use that line.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I said I would put a question to Mr. Gloster in the final part. We are all aware of the issue with the CDNTs and primary care and what positions remain unfilled. With the best will in the world, even if we got workforce planning correct in the morning, we would not have the right number of psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and whatever else. How do we...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Would that be in school as well?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We all want to see that. I have overused the term but it is about bang for buck. The difficulty is that when families are waiting, sometimes they are expecting somebody to come in on a white steed to save the day when that is not necessarily something that can be done. It is about working alongside the families an at earlier stage and then we all learn strategies-----

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: It all makes a difference.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I will be very quick. My own wee lad is autistic and because my wife was involved, we got some ADHD supports that made a considerable difference. Those supports provided her and others with an element of community and backup. The schools, both primary and secondary, have been brilliant, so I never rule out their involvement.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I will ask the question and maybe the reply will have to be in writing.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We all understand the human rights ethos that is built into mental health services, whether CAMHS or adult services. Unfortunately, from time to time, we come across people with severe difficulties who are a danger to themselves and others. With all the human rights-based legislation and so on, we do not necessarily have a means for dealing with that. I appreciate that is a bit of a...