Vol. 497 No. 6
184 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children his response to the submission made by the Mid-Western Health Board to his Department in March 1998 in relation to the establishment of a multi disciplinary team to establish a neuro development clinic to deal with children suffering from attention deficit disorder in the mid west region. [25968/98]
185 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children when a second consultant child psychiatrist and a second clinical psychologist in child psychiatry will be appointed to the Mid-Western Health Board. [25969/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 and 185 together.
Attention deficit disorder, ADD, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, come within the remit of the child and adolescent psychiatric services. Each of the health boards now has a dedicated child and adolescent psychiatric service headed by a consultant child psychiatrist.
As I recently stated, a review of child and adolescent psychiatric services is currently being undertaken by my Department. The special needs of children with conditions such as attention deficit disorder, ADD, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, are being examined as part of this review.
