Chris Andrews (Sinn Fein)

I raise a shocking and distressing case affecting a young man from south County Dublin, Robert Brady, and how he has been completely failed by our mental health and disability services. It is horrendous listening to the catalogue of failures he has faced. Robert first showed signs of psychosis in 2019 when he was in secondary school. His family sought help from the State but were told that early intervention supports were not available, something which is not unusual. He was finally admitted to Linn Dara CAMHS unit in Ballyfermot in 2020 at the age of 17 after a severe and distressing mental health episode. He is diagnosed with autism and psychosis. The family had to fight for his right to access this facility and avoid being placed in an adult facility.