Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2022-01-27
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Brendan Griffin (FG), Kerry

The review of south Kerry child and adolescent mental health services, CAHMS, makes for devastating reading. This failure by CAHMS has caused enormous pain and suffering for children and their families in south Kerry. It has had a catastrophic impact on some children. I believe this case warrants a full Garda investigation and I hope that happens. Will the State issue a formal apology to the children and the families involved in this case? Will the Government ensure that every child and family affected by this situation will get the care and support they need right now? I ask the Tánaiste to guarantee that this will never happen again in south Kerry or anywhere else in Ireland under CAHMS and to set out what measures will be taken to ensure that is the case.

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Sitting date: 2022-01-27