Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have raised the issue of resources for mental health clinics in north Tipperary a number of times. We have three mental health clinics in north Tipperary, including Thurles, Nenagh and Roscrea. General practitioners have contacted me this week who are extremely frustrated about the lack of resources there. Two consultants are assigned to them but retaining those consultants is virtually impossible because of the lack of teams behind them. We need psychiatric nurses, counsellors and psychologists. Without this back-up team for consultants, these mental health clinics will not work efficiently. I ask the Tánaiste to ensure that the HSE provides enough resources for those mental health clinics in north Tipperary to work efficiently.

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