Mental Health Services
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-09
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David Cullinane (SF), Waterford

The number of children on CAMHS waiting lists has doubled from 2,000 to 4,000 under this Government. More than 16,000 children are on waiting lists for psychology and more than 6,000 young people have presented to emergency departments due to a mental health illness since 2019 because they do not have alternative care pathways. CAMHS does not seem to be the solution for them. The service is dramatically underfunded and it has major problems in many areas. Despite lots of good work being done by people who work in CAMHS, there are problems. How much additional core expenditure was allocated to CAMHS in budget 2024 to improve services?

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Sitting date: 2023-11-09