Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government commits to the full implementation of A Vision for Change in a manner that recognises geographic accessibility. In my constituency of Louth, despite this commitment vulnerable people have wholly inadequate mental health services and parents have to travel very significant distances with their children. There is an excellent health services team in Ladywell but the building is not fit for purpose; it cannot house the services for the community needs.

Responses to parliamentary questions show that data on children's psychology waiting times are not available. Nor are data available to show how much of the HSE budget is spent on child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS. That means that those responsible for delivering these services for our youngsters do not know how long children are waiting to see a psychologist. They do not know how much funding is spent on CAMHS. How can a Government plan, resource and deliver the service that is deeply needed-----

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