Interim Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2023-01-26
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Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South

Listening to Deputy McNamara and the previous contributors, I find myself regretting that custom and practice ordain that I or anyone who operates from this Chair cannot take full part in debates, but I will make this contribution. This has been an exceptionally important debate. Whether it happens on a Thursday evening or at any other time does not take from the importance of it. The contributions that have been made have all been valuable. The issues that are being touched on impact on us all and all of our families. The one commonality in all of this is our common commitment to ensuring that we build the best possible service that our children and adolescents deserve. I would utter one word of caution to everyone, which is that as public representatives, we need to be conscious that this is a particularly sensitive area. It behoves us to build some degree of hope and instil some confidence in people who need the services that they will not be abandoned or left without care and that all of us are committed to looking after them.

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Sitting date: 2023-01-26