Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The funding for all CAMHS teams is available and, therefore, it is not an issue of funding where there are gaps. I strongly disagree with the Deputy's description of the CAMHS system as being in disarray.

That is very disrespectful to those who work in it, those who avail of its services and those we are encouraging to reach out and avail of the system. It is not helpful for someone to make such a statement.

The Deputy referred to 300 people waiting for more than a year to access CAMHS. There are a number of reasons for those 300 people waiting for more than a year. Most of them relate to issues-----

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