An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2022-09-20
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Mary Lou McDonald (SF), Dublin Central

Last January, the HSE published a review of a junior doctor’s treatment of child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, patients in south Kerry. That review found that 46 children suffered significant harm as a result of inappropriately prescribed medication and a further 181 children were put at risk of harm. The HSE confirms that it has commenced a review of the files of patients treated by this same doctor in north Kerry over five years. A five-year review is far too narrow and will not get to the bottom of the scandal. These failures were systemic and date back well beyond the five-year timeframe. Since 2007, approximately 7,000 children have been through the CAMHS system in Kerry, so the sample needs to be extended to a full review of all north Kerry CAMHS cases over the past 15 years. I ask the Taoiseach to ensure that this happens so families finally get the answers they deserve.

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Sitting date: 2022-09-20