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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy again. I am conscious that Rebecca and her mam might be actually watching tonight so I will say it again. ADHD does not stop when you turn 18. In 2021, one of the first clinical programmes I launched was in respect of ADHD for adults and I have visited a number of the teams already. The teams are separate to the general adult mental health services. It is a separate...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Mental Health Services

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Deputy Connolly for facilitating the swap. I want to talk to the Minister of State about a young woman in my constituency by the name of Rebecca. Rebecca has ADHD and she is a also a mental health service user. When Rebecca turned 18 fairly recently, she was discharged from the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, into the adult mental health service. This is not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: Can the Deputy confirm what community healthcare organisation, CHO, she is in?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: She is in CHO 9.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Mary Butler: Okay, great. I thank the Deputy for raising this really important issue this evening. As she said, ADHD has long been recognised as one of the most common psychiatric disorders in children and it is now known to persist into adulthood. Core symptoms include inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. It can cause many issues in areas such as personal and social relations, education and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Rebecca's mam will be delighted to hear the Minister of State say that and maybe say it loud enough for all the people in the mental health services to hear it as well. I absolutely welcome the establishment of the teams. I press the Minister of State for a date on when we will see one in CHO 9, as I am sure she would expect me to do. However, there are issues in the short term in...