Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As the Tánaiste is well aware, there are growing mental health issues among our young people right now. Not being able to see their best friends, remote learning and uncertainty around exams are all causing heightened anxiety. Some 20 children have been put on the mental health waiting list in the south of Wexford over the last eight months. Another 49 children are waiting on support from child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in the north of the county. A senior psychologist post in the south service has remained vacant for well over a year, and shamefully, there is no children's dietician in the county at all. I implore the Tánaiste to see to it that these essential posts are filled without any further delay.

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