Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 September 2021

Joint Committee On Health

Impacts of Covid-19 on Mental Health Services: Discussion

Photo of Mary ButlerMary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The recruitment process is on target to have all of those specialists in post by the end of this year. We are very close. I thank Dr. Amir Niazi and his team for the phenomenal work they have done recruiting in a very difficult time, one which was compounded by Covid-19 and the cyberattack. I am very concerned about eating disorders and self-harm among young people. These are huge issues and we are very conscious of them. What does not help, and I know the Deputy has spoken about this, is social media and the pressure it puts on young people around body image. That all drives this as well.

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