Health Strategies
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-22
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Naoise Ó Cearúil (FF), Kildare North

I welcome the positive news and the developments, particularly on the implementation plans. It would be great to get an idea of the timelines for implementation. We have had a number of cases in our office. One that strikes me quite strongly involves a young person with autism and mental health difficulties. They were referred by their GP to CAMHS, which said the young person fell below the threshold. CAMHS then referred the case, after a lot of back and forth with the Department of Health, and the young person was essentially told it was an issue for the Department of children. They went to the Department of children and they were told it was an issue for the Department of Health. These are young and vulnerable people, in particular. Their parents are trying their best and are at their wits' end. Hopefully, this approach will find resolutions for such children in the future but for this child, there needs to be a resolution as soon as possible.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-22