Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 1 February 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting

9:30 am

Photo of Verona MurphyVerona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am talking about services that are in existence like the Parenting Network, Parents Plus and many others around the country. Where the HSE is falling down in providing the CAMHS network, from where do we get support for parents who cannot access or are awaiting access? They need support. As a parent, I would find it extremely difficult to deal with any child, including my own, who had a mental health issue. They need supports too and the system is letting them down. The question is where is the budget for that support. I know that a child is not being brought back to Wexford. The parents are being advised not to bring her back to the CAMHS in Wexford because she is going to regress. They are considering having to move to Dublin to ensure their child recovers. That surely does not sound-----

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