Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the first instance, a child who is attending for mental health issues on a repeated basis should be referred to the child and adolescent mental health services on an emergency basis. Since a number of Deputies have raised this point about attendance at accident and emergency departments by children with mental health difficulties, I will ask the Minister with responsibility for this area to examine this and see what further action needs to be taken to ensure there is better liaison between both services.

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