Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the Deputy raising the issue. She is correct in identifying mental health as a key issue and a key priority for society and for the Government. There is, and has been, an issue with the recruitment of psychiatrists, particularly in child and adolescent psychiatry and particularly in the south east. It is something the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Butler, is very possessed of. At a recent Cabinet subcommittee meeting we discussed this, specifically with regard to the issues on the recruitment of consultants in psychiatry to our mental health service. I will follow this up with the Minister of State to give a response to the Deputy.

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