Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

This is the fourth time that I have raised the need for a whole-time equivalent dietician to be allocated to County Wexford since December 2020. The current allocation is a 0.5 whole-time equivalent, but there is a concerning exponential rise in the diagnosis of anorexia in the teenage population. It is fundamental to managing mental health that the clinical staffing requirement is matched with the growing needs in society. That is why it is so concerning that there has been such an increase in anorexia diagnoses. County Wexford needs one whole-time equivalent dietician. The vacancy cannot be filled. In April, the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, said that it was a funded position, but there had been no response to the advertisement for the post. The Tánaiste told me in July that the post had been advertised, but nobody was willing to take up the position. I believe it is because it is a 0.5 whole-time equivalent post. Can the Taoiseach tell the parents and children of Wexford when they will receive the help required?

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