Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In this area there has been enormous pressure from the perspective of recruitment and funding. The HSE has successfully recruited 114 assistant psychologists and 20 psychologists in primary care. Ten new posts for advanced nurse practitioners have been specifically directed to child and adolescent mental health services. We are recruiting in this area and investing much more in it because of the kinds of cases the Deputy has just outlined.

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