Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I raise the case of an 11-year-old constituent of mine who has been three years waiting for a psychologist appointment. That is over a quarter of her young life waiting for an essential service while she struggles every day at home and at school. The HSE ignored her parents' complaints so I escalated it to the regional manager. They wrote saying they will schedule an appointment for May. I asked for the day and time and received no reply, nothing. Now a parents' appointment has been offered, which the family did not want but will take because they are desperate. What is going on with the HSE? What planning is being done to address leave and professionals who are leaving? How much more suffering can this child be expected to endure?

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